Siyathemba Local Municipality

Siyathemba
Local municipality

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Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°ECoordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°E
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Pixley ka Seme
Seat Prieska
Wards 4
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Elizabeth Nell
Area
 • Total 14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 21,591
 • Density 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 18.8%
 • Coloured 71.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.5%
 • White 8.5%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Afrikaans 93.7%
 • Xhosa 3.1%
 • Other 3.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NC077

Siyathemba 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:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
E'Thembeni 313012.143,073Afrikaans
Marydale 3130275.112,080Afrikaans
Niekerkshoop 3130331.012,001Afrikaans
Prieska 31304194.258,447Afrikaans
Westerberg 3130610.410 -
Remainder of the municipality 313057,938.901,920Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five 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 4,414 4,508 8,922 56.5 4 1 5
Congress of the People 2,100 2,018 4,118 26.1 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,367 1,379 2,746 17.4 0 1 1
Total 7,881 7,905 15,786 100.0 4 4 8
Spoilt votes 154 125 279

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Siyathemba". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Siyathemba". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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