Gariep Local Municipality

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Gariep
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Map of the Eastern Cape with Gariep highlighted.svg
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°59′S26°19′E / 30.983°S 26.317°E / -30.983; 26.317
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Joe Gqabi
Seat Burgersdorp [1]
Wards 5
Government
[2]
  Type Municipal council
  Past MayorNcedo Ngoqo
Area
  Total
8,911 km2 (3,441 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
  Total
33,677
  Density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
   Black African 72.9%
   Coloured 17.8%
   Indian/Asian 0.3%
   White 8.7%
First languages (2011)
[3]
   Xhosa 67.3%
   Afrikaans 26.2%
   Sotho 2.3%
   English 1.9%
  Other2.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC144

Gariep Local Municipality is a defunct local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The municipality was merged with Maletswai Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.

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Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Burgersdorp 289005 27.925,241
Khayamnandi 289008 2.674,724
Mzamomhle 289006 1.274,656
Nozizwe 289003 0.471,393
Oviston 289001 358.88658
Steynsburg 289009 14.702,488
Tembisa 289007 1.746,094
Venterstad 289002 17.593,596
Remainder of the municipality 289004 8,485.824,826

Politics

The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [5] [6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 6,3946,54212,93669.2437
DA 2,5002,6125,11227.3123
PAC 1901573471.9000
Independent 2142141.100
UDM 4543880.5000
Total9,3439,35418,697100.05510
Spoilt votes147137284

References

  1. "EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE". South African Department of Health. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.