Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality
| Kgetlengrivier | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the North West | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | North West | |
| District | Bojanala Platinum | |
| Seat | Koster | |
| Wards | 6 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Willemina Moleko | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,973 km2 (1,534 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 51,049 | |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 80.1% | |
| • Coloured | 1.7% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% | |
| • White | 16.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 69.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 18.0% | |
| • English | 4.4% | |
| • Zulu | 1.5% | |
| • Other | 6.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NW374 | |
Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borolelo | 60401 | 0.80 | 4,826 | Tswana |
| Derby | 60402 | 1.93 | 1,703 | Tswana |
| Koster | 60404 | 5.90 | 2,141 | Afrikaans |
| Nooigedacht | 60405 | 1.39 | 353 | Tswana |
| Reagile | 60406 | 1.55 | 8,441 | Tswana |
| Swartruggens | 60407 | 7.53 | 1,536 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 60403 | 3,954.06 | 17,487 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 8,308 | 8,385 | 16,693 | 74.9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,297 | 2,271 | 4,568 | 20.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 280 | 250 | 530 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 176 | 166 | 342 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 18 | 80 | 98 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 60 | – | 60 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 11,139 | 11,152 | 22,291 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Spoilt votes | 258 | 236 | 494 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kgetlengrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kgetlengrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 25°45′S 26°50′E / 25.750°S 26.833°E