Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality

Kai ǃGarib
Local municipality

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Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E / 29.000°S 20.500°E / -29.000; 20.500Coordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E / 29.000°S 20.500°E / -29.000; 20.500
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Seat Kakamas
Wards 9
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Gina Cloete
Area
 • Total 26,358 km2 (10,177 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 65,869
 • Density 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 28.3%
 • Coloured 62.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 6.3%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Afrikaans 71.9%
 • Tswana 24.2%
 • English 1.2%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NC082

Kai ǃGarib is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District of Northern Cape in South Africa. The name Kai ǃGarib originates from the Khoi language and means "big great river", referring to the Orange River that flows through the area.[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Alheit 316017.88683
Augrabies Mission 316030.32287
Augrabies 316024.422,694
Bloemsmond 316041.02315
Cillie 316056.572,454
Kakamas 316074.967,303
Kanoneiland 316080.26247
Keimoes 3160926.349,397
Kenhardt 316104.243,796
Lennetsville 316110.161,499
Louisvale 316128.611,088
Loxtonberg 316131.58708
Lutzburg 316140.251,302
Marchand 316154.862,391
Raaswater 316160.321,980
Riemvasmaak 316171.60696
Remainder of the municipality 316067,376.8020,830

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 9,949 10,023 19,972 58.1 8 2 10
Democratic Alliance 4,380 4,472 8,852 25.8 0 4 4
Congress of the People 2,783 2,718 5,501 16.0 1 2 3
Independent 42 – 42 0.1 0 – 0
Total 17,154 17,213 34,367 100.0 9 8 17
Spoilt votes 272 235 507

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kai ǃGarib" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kai ǃGarib" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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