Magareng Local Municipality
Magareng | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E / 28.167°S 24.833°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Warrenton |
| Wards | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gladys Makena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,542 km2 (595 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 24,204 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 80.0% |
| • Coloured | 13.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 5.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 67.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 21.2% |
| • Xhosa | 3.6% |
| • Sotho | 2.2% |
| • Other | 5.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC093 |
Magareng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.
Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikutseng | 385001 | 4.9 | 16,683 |
| Warrenton | 385002 | 26.8 | 5,905 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 385003 | 1,510.0 | 1,616 |
| Total | 1,541.7 | 24,204 | |
Politics
The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 4,226 | 4,233 | 8,459 | 60.4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| DA | 1,281 | 1,244 | 2,525 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| EFF | 1,205 | 1,227 | 2,432 | 17.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| VF+ | 145 | 168 | 313 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 92 | 118 | 210 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 75 | – | 75 | 0.5 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 7,024 | 6,990 | 14,014 | 100.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Spoilt votes | 116 | 150 | 266 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ "Magareng Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Magareng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Magareng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Kimberley | ||
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