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 UTC+2 (SAST)
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]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Alheit316017.88683
Augrabies Mission316030.32287
Augrabies316024.422,694
Bloemsmond316041.02315
Cillie316056.572,454
Kakamas316074.967,303
Kanoneiland316080.26247
Keimoes3160926.349,397
Kenhardt316104.243,796
Lennetsville316110.161,499
Louisvale316128.611,088
Loxtonberg316131.58708
Lutzburg316140.251,302
Marchand316154.862,391
Raaswater316160.321,980
Riemvasmaak316171.60696
Remainder of the municipality316067,376.8020,830

Politics

The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 10,82910,82621,65556.610111
Democratic Alliance 4,5734,6699,24224.2055
Die Forum 1,6721,6783,3508.8022
Economic Freedom Fighters 5716101,1813.1011
Others 1,7221,1182,8407.4000
Total 19,36718,90138,268100.010919
Spoilt votes 309324633

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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 11 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Kai ǃGarib" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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