Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality
| Ga-Segonyana | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| 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 | 13 | |
| 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)[2] | ||
| • Tswana | 79.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 12.9% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.0% | |
| • Other | 4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| 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.[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| 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-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 twenty 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 | 18,944 | 19,646 | 38,590 | 76.9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,044 | 3,132 | 6,176 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,366 | 1,414 | 2,780 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 482 | 603 | 1,085 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 765 | – | 765 | 1.5 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 332 | 195 | 527 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 142 | 106 | 248 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,075 | 25,096 | 50,171 | 100.0 | 13 | 12 | 25 | |
| Spoilt votes | 652 | 605 | 1,257 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ga-Segonyana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ga-Segonyana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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