Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality

Kgetlengrivier
Local municipality

Seal

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 UTC+2 (SAST)
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]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Borolelo604010.804,826Tswana
Derby604021.931,703Tswana
Koster604045.902,141Afrikaans
Nooitgedacht604051.39353Tswana
Reagile604061.558,441Tswana
Swartruggens604077.531,536Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality604033,954.0617,487Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 eight seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 7,1617,15014,31155.8718
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,3252,3434,66818.2033
Democratic Alliance 2,2182,2054,42317.3123
Freedom Front Plus 8658691,7346.8011
Congress of the People 1741433171.2000
African People's Convention 801121920.8000
Total 12,82312,82225,645100.08715
Spoilt votes 400394794

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kgetlengrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Kgetlengrivier" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

Coordinates: 25°45′S 26°50′E / 25.750°S 26.833°E / -25.750; 26.833

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