Kgatelopele Local Municipality

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Kgatelopele
Local municipality
Kgatelopele CoA.png
Seal
Map of the Northern Cape with Kgatelopele highlighted (2011).svg
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
 • MayorNorman Prince
Area
 • Total2,478 km2 (957 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total18,687
 • Density7.5/km2 (20/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 49.9%
 •  Coloured 38.9%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.7%
 •  White 9.8%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Afrikaans 58.3%
 •  Tswana 32.7%
 •  English 2.9%
 •  Xhosa 1.6%
 • Other4.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC086

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]

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Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Danielskuil 32001 22.126,730
Five Mission 32002 1.70350
Lime Acres 32004 755.533,723
Tlhakalatlou 32005 0.473,337
Remainder of the municipality 32003 2,870.451,305

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 on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [6] [7]

Kgatelopele local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 1,9392,0063,94543.7%505
Patriotic Alliance 8108581,66818.5%022
Democratic Alliance 7627701,53217.0%112
Economic Freedom Fighters 3844428269.1%011
Freedom Front Plus 3973817788.6%011
Independent candidates 200–2002.2%0–0
Azanian People's Organisation 3447810.9%000
Total4,5264,5049,0306511
Valid votes4,5264,5049,03097.8%
Spoilt votes 891172062.2%
Total votes cast4,6154,6219,236
Voter turnout4,621
Registered voters9,518
Turnout percentage48.6%

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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. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  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. ↑ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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