Kareeberg Local Municipality

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Kareeberg
Local municipality
Map of the Northern Cape with Kareeberg highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°40′S22°10′E / 30.667°S 22.167°E / -30.667; 22.167
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Seat Carnarvon
Wards 6
Government
[1] [2]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorMonray Julian Maczali (KCM)
Area
 • Total
17,702 km2 (6,835 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total
11,673
 • Density0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 •  Black African 4.8%
 •  Coloured 85.1%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.5%
 •  White 9.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Afrikaans 95.9%
 •  English 1.3%
 • Other2.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC074

Kareeberg Municipality (Afrikaans : Kareeberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains. [4]

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Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Carnarvon 31001 8.075,235 Afrikaans
Van Wyksvlei 31003 8.541,418Afrikaans
Vosburg 31004 0.991,125Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 31002 17,681.081,702Afrikaans

Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 10,961 people, a slight decrease from the 2011 population of 11,673. 86.4% of residents identified as "Coloured," 9.2% as "White," and 3.6% as "Black African." [6]

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [7] [8]

Kareeberg local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 2,1662,1734,33944.2%505
Economic Freedom Fighters 9269121,83818.7%112
Kareeberg Civic Movement8258711,69617.3%022
Democratic Alliance 8157931,60816.4%022
Freedom Front Plus 1651623273.3%000
Independent candidates 16–160.2%0–0
Total4,9134,9119,8246511
Valid votes4,9134,9119,82499.3%
Spoilt votes 3431650.7%
Total votes cast4,9474,9429,889
Voter turnout4,951
Registered voters7,536
Turnout percentage65.7%

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
31 May 2022 [9] 4 African National Congress Democratic Alliance

References

  1. ↑ < "Kareeberg Local Municipality - Council & Management". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "The new Kareeberg council composition is ANC 4 (5) DA 3 (2) EFF 2 Kareeberg Civic Movement (KCM) 2". Twitter. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 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/NC074__kareeberg/
  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. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "BREAKING: DA wins Ward 4 Kareeberg". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.


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