Kgatelopele Local Municipality

Kgatelopele
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°15′S23°40′E / 28.250°S 23.667°E / -28.250; 23.667
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Seat	Daniëlskuil
Wards	6
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Norman Prince
Area
• Total	2,478 km2 (957 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]
• Total	19,854
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022) [2]
•  Black African	47.7%
•  Coloured	40.0%
•  Indian/Asian	0.7%
•  White	11.6%
First languages (2011) [3]
•  Afrikaans	58.3%
•  Tswana	32.7%
•  English	2.9%
•  Xhosa	1.6%
• Other	4.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC086

Kgatelopele Municipality (Afrikaans : Kgatelopele Munisipaliteit; Tswana : Mmasepala wa Kgatelopele) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Kgatelopele is a Setswana name meaning "progress". ^[4]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Danielskuil	32001	22.12	6,730
Five Mission	32002	1.70	350
Lime Acres	32004	755.53	3,723
Tlhakalatlou	32005	0.47	3,337
Remainder of the municipality	32003	2,870.45	1,305

Demographics

According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 19,854 people. Of those, 47.7% identified as "Black African," 40.0% as "Coloured," and 11.6% as "White." ^[6]

Politics

Main article: Kgatelopele Local Municipality elections

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 on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. ^{[7] [8]}

Kgatelopele local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	1,939	2,006	3,945	43.7%	5	0	5
	Patriotic Alliance	810	858	1,668	18.5%	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	762	770	1,532	17.0%	1	1	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	384	442	826	9.1%	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	397	381	778	8.6%	0	1	1
	Independent candidates	200	–	200	2.2%	0	–	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	34	47	81	0.9%	0	0	0
Total		4,526	4,504	9,030		6	5	11
Valid votes		4,526	4,504	9,030	97.8%
Spoilt votes		89	117	206	2.2%
Total votes cast		4,615	4,621	9,236
Voter turnout		4,621
Registered voters		9,518
Turnout percentage		48.6%

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References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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/NC086__kgatelopele/
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.

External links

• Official website