Mier Local Municipality

Last updated
Mier
Local municipality
Mier CoA.png
Seal
Map of the Northern Cape with Mier highlighted (2011).svg
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 26°20′S20°20′E / 26.333°S 20.333°E / -26.333; 20.333 Coordinates: 26°20′S20°20′E / 26.333°S 20.333°E / -26.333; 20.333
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Seat Rietfontein
Wards 4
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorSophia Kethrina Coetzee
Area
 • Total22,468 km2 (8,675 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total7,003
 • Density0.31/km2 (0.81/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 4.0%
 •  Coloured 90.4%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.6%
 •  White 4.4%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Afrikaans 97.0%
 • Other3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC081

Mier was a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its area includes the South African portion of one of the world's largest conservation areas, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The main settlement in the municipality is the town of Rietfontein.

Contents

According to the 2011 census Mier has a population of 7,003, which is the smallest of any municipality in South Africa. It is also the most sparsely populated municipality in the country, covering a land area of 22,468 square kilometres (8,675 sq mi) with a population density of 0.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.80/sq mi). Mier is the municipality in South Africa with the highest percentage of Afrikaans speakers at 97.1%.

The name Mier is an Afrikaans word that originates from the word "mere" which means "lakes". When German missionaries visited the area a long time ago, they found the pans in the area full of water. They called them "mere". As language changed, the people later pronounced it as "mier". [3]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with the //Khara Hais Local Municipality to form the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality.

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Askham 377008 3.10
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park 377001 9,597.7354
Klein Mier 377005 1.0449
Loubos 377004 1.5641
Philandersbron 377007 1.31,081
Rietfontein 377006 1.82,293
Welkom 377003 0.5381
Remainder 377002 12,861.51,803
Total7,003Afrikaans

Other villages and populated places in the municipality include Bokspits, Brsdring, Andriesvale and Tweerivieren.

Politics

The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [5] [6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 1,9771,9213,89852.0314
Democratic Alliance 1,1541,1282,28230.4112
COPE 6366871,32317.6011
Total3,7673,7367,503100.0437
Spoilt votes4061101

Related Research Articles

George Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

George Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011 the population is 193,672. Its municipality code is WC044.

Witzenberg Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Witzenberg Municipality is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011 it had a population of 115,946.

Bitou Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Bitou Local Municipality is a municipality part of Garden Route District Municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is WC047.

Langeberg Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Langeberg Municipality is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011 it had a population of 97,724. Its municipality code is WC026.

Beaufort West Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Beaufort West Local Municipality is a municipality located in Western Cape Province, South Africa. As of 2011 the population is 49,586. Its municipality code is WC053.

Overstrand Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Overstrand Municipality is a local municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located along the Atlantic coast between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas, within the Overberg District Municipality. The principal towns in the municipality are Hermanus, Gansbaai and Kleinmond. As of 2011 it had a population of 80,432.

Breede Valley Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Breede Valley Municipality is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2007, it had a population of 166,825. Its municipality code is WC025.

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Agulhas Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011 it had a population of 33,038. Its municipality code is WC033. It is named after Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. The largest town is Bredasdorp, which is the seat of the municipal headquarters. It also includes the villages of Napier, Struisbaai, Elim, Arniston and L'Agulhas, and the De Hoop Nature Reserve.

Laingsburg Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Laingsburg Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011 the population is 8,289. Its municipality code is WC051.

Hessequa Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Hessequa Local Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It is flanked by the lower Breede River to the west and the Gourits River to the east. As of 2011 the population was 52,642. Its municipality code is WC042. The name Hessequa, meaning "people of the trees", refers to the tribe of indigenous Khoikhoi people.

Matzikama Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Matzikama Local Municipality is a local municipality which governs the northernmost part of the Western Cape province of South Africa, including the towns of Vredendal, Vanrhynsdorp, Klawer and Lutzville, and the surrounding villages and rural areas. As of 2011 it had a population of 67,147. It forms part of the West Coast District Municipality, and has municipality code WC011.

Saldanha Bay Local Municipality Local municipality in Western Cape, South Africa

Saldanha Bay Municipality is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011 it had a population of 99,193. Its municipality code is WC014.

Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Karoo Hoogland is an administrative area in the Namakwa District of Northern Cape in South Africa.

//Khara Hais Local Municipality Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

//Khara Hais Local Municipality was a local municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It fell within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality and governed the town of Upington and surrounding rural areas. As of 2011 the municipality had a population of approximately 93,500 people, and covered an area of 21,780 square kilometres (8,410 sq mi). The unusual spelling of the name comes from the original transcription of the Khwe language name, where the click consonant became "//".

Mamusa Local Municipality Local municipality in North West, South Africa

Mamusa Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Schweizer-Reneke.

Matjhabeng Local Municipality Local municipality in Free State, South Africa

Matjhabeng Local Municipality is a local government serving an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The municipality services Welkom, Virginia, Odendaalsrus and Allanridge. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "where nations meet". It is derived from the migrant labour system where people from various countries like Lesotho, Mozambique, etc. meet to work in the mines of the Goldfields.

Richtersveld Local Municipality Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Richtersveld is an administrative area in the Namakwa District of Northern Cape in South Africa.

Inkwanca Local Municipality Former local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Inkwanca Local Municipality was a local municipality that forms part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Inkwanca is an isiXhosa name meaning cold. The municipal area is the coldest area in the country and the lowest temperatures are recorded in the area every year. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.

Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality Local municipality in North West, South Africa

Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa. It was created at the local government elections of 18 May 2011 by merging the Kagisano and Molopo municipalities.

Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality Local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality is a new local municipality that was established by merging the Camdeboo, Ikwezi and Baviaans local municipalities in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The decision to merge the municipalities was taken by the Municipal Demarcation Board in 2015 but only took effect after municipal elections on 3 August 2016. The new municipality is named after the Afrikaner cleric and anti-apartheid activist Beyers Naudé. Its seat is in Graaff-Reinet.

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 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ "Mier Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.