Kagisano–Molopo Local Municipality

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Template:Infobox South African municipality 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.[1]

Geography

Kagisano-Molopo covers an area of 23,827 square kilometres (9,200 sq mi) in the north-western corner of the North West province. It borders on the Kgalagadi District of the Republic of Botswana to the north, Moshaweng Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province to the south-west, Greater Taung Local Municipality to the south, Naledi Local Municipality to the south-east, and Ratlou Local Municipality to the east. The main towns in the municipality are Ganyesa, Pomfret, Morokweng and Piet Plessis.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 105,789. The majority of this population, 96.0%, described themselves as "Black African"; there are small minorities of those who describe themselves as "White" (2.1%) and "Coloured" (1.4%). 90.3% of the population speak Setswana as a first language, while 3.4% speak Afrikaans and 1.6% speak English.[2]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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) obtained a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[3][4]

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: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Forum 4 Service Delivery" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #78a22c;" data-sort-value="United Christian Democratic Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ba0c2f;" data-sort-value="African Christian Democratic Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" |
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 19,144 19,790 38,934 73.8 15 7 22
DA 1,943 1,980 3,923 7.4 0 2 2
EFF 1,871 1,882 3,753 7.1 0 2 2
Forum 4 Service Delivery 1,556 1,683 3,239 6.1 0 2 2
United Christian Democratic Party 735 796 1,531 2.9 0 1 1
Independent 590 – 590 1.1 0 – 0
ACDP 195 266 461 0.9 0 0 0
COPE 348 – 348 0.7 0 0 0
Total 26,382 26,397 52,779 100.0 15 14 29
Spoilt votes 1,066 1,095 2,161

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Batlharo Ba Lotlhware 61101 8,084.80 59,209 Tswana
Louwna 61103 0.60 235 Tswana
Morokweng 61104 1,584.86 26,694 Tswana
Piet Plessis 61105 32.09 1,055 Tswana
Pomfret 61502 2.58 3,241 Other
Remainder of the municipality 61102 + 61501 17,571.91 17,642 Tswana

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Amalgamation process of Kagisano-Molopo now complete" (Press release). North West Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Kagisano/Molopo Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  3. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: NW397" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: NW397" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]

External links

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