Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality
| Ga-Segonyana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Northern Cape | ||
| Coordinates: 27°40′S 23°30′E / 27.667°S 23.500°ECoordinates: 27°40′S 23°30′E / 27.667°S 23.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | John Taolo Gaetsewe | |
| Seat | Kuruman | |
| Wards | 14 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Victor Makoke | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,492 km2 (1,734 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 93,652 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 87.0% | |
| • Coloured | 7.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 4.6% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 79.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 12.9% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.0% | |
| • Other | 4% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) | |
| Municipal code | NC452 | |
Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.
Segonyana is the Setswana name of a spring, commonly known as Eye of Kuruman.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware | 68101 | 459.53 | 37,270 |
| Ga Mohana | 38101 | 2.83 | 3,674 |
| Gathlose | 38103 | 498.52 | 116 |
| Kudumane | 68102 | 198.06 | 14,033 |
| Kuruman Part 1 | 68103 | 32.22 | 0 |
| Kuruman Part 2 | 38104 | 93.61 | 9,824 |
| Mothibistad | 68104 | 2.93 | 4,626 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 38102 | 3,197.71 | 849 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 eighteen 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 | 17,952 | 18,264 | 36,216 | 65.1 | 13 | 5 | 18 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,178 | 5,333 | 10,511 | 18.9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,868 | 2,942 | 5,810 | 10.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 782 | 550 | 1,332 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 715 | – | 715 | 1.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 267 | 296 | 563 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 222 | 298 | 520 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27,984 | 27,683 | 55,667 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 426 | 510 | 936 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ga-Segonyana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ga-Segonyana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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