Renosterberg Local Municipality
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| Renosterberg | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Coordinates: 30°15′S 24°30′E / 30.250°S 24.500°ECoordinates: 30°15′S 24°30′E / 30.250°S 24.500°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Pixley ka Seme | |
| Seat | Petrusville | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Angelina Jack | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,527 km2 (2,134 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 10,978 | |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 32.9% | |
| • Coloured | 57.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 8.6% | |
| First languages (2011)[2] | ||
| • Afrikaans | 71.4% | |
| • Xhosa | 24.0% | |
| • English | 1.5% | |
| • Sotho | 1.3% | |
| • Other | 1.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC075 | |
Renosterberg Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukhanyisweni | 31101 | 1.05 | 716 | Xhosa |
| Petrusville | 31102 | 59.20 | 2,768 | Afrikaans |
| Phillipstown | 31103 | 1.83 | 2,062 | Afrikaans |
| Thembinkosi | 31105 | 0.21 | 816 | Xhosa |
| Vanderkloof | 31106 | 5.92 | 1,011 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31104 | 5,461.75 | 1,698 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,468 | 2,470 | 4,938 | 57.7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Congress of the People | 967 | 964 | 1,931 | 22.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 798 | 788 | 1,586 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 45 | 60 | 105 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,278 | 4,282 | 8,560 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 56 | 50 | 106 | |||||
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.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Renosterberg". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Renosterberg". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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