Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

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Ga-Segonyana
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Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°40′S23°30′E / 27.667°S 23.500°E / -27.667; 23.500
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District John Taolo Gaetsewe
Seat Kuruman
Wards 15
Government
[1]
  Type Municipal council
  MayorVictor Makoke
Area
  Total
4,492 km2 (1,734 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
  Total
117,454
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
   Black African 92.3%
   Coloured 5.2%
   Indian/Asian 0.4%
   White 2.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
   Tswana 79.2%
   Afrikaans 12.9%
   English 2.9%
   Southern Ndebele 1.0%
  Other4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC452

Ga-Segonyana Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Ga-Segonyana; Afrikaans : Ga-Segonyana Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Contents

Segonyana is the Setswana name of a spring, commonly known as Eye of Kuruman. [4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware 68101 459.5337,270
Ga Mohana 38101 2.833,674
Gathlose 38103 498.52116
Kudumane 68102 198.0614,033
Kuruman Part 1 68103 32.220
Kuruman Part 2 38104 93.619,824
Mothibistad 68104 2.934,626
Remainder of the municipality 38102 3,197.71849

Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 117,454 people. Of these, 5.2% identified as "Coloured," 92.3% as "Black African," and 2.1% as "White." [6]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seventeen seats on the council. [7] [8]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Ga-Segonyana local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 11,70212,23323,93555.5%14317
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,4824,8159,29721.5%077
Democratic Alliance 2,4082,4214,82911.2%123
Independent candidates 1,6481,6483.8%00
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization3755018762.0%011
Forum for Service Delivery 2084886961.6%011
Patriotic Alliance 2423616031.4%000
Freedom Front Plus 2222284501.0%000
United Christian Democratic Party 1992164151.0%000
Congress of the People 1142623760.9%000
African Transformation Movement 227290.1%000
Total21,60221,55243,154151429
Valid votes21,60221,55243,15497.8%
Spoilt votes 4765169922.2%
Total votes cast22,07822,06844,146
Voter turnout22,176
Registered voters50,908
Turnout percentage43.6%

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  6. https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC452__ga_segonyana/
  7. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.