Phokwane Local Municipality
| Phokwane | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Northern Cape | ||
| Coordinates: 27°50′S 24°50′E / 27.833°S 24.833°ECoordinates: 27°50′S 24°50′E / 27.833°S 24.833°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Frances Baard | |
| Seat | Hartswater | |
| Wards | 9 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Vuyisile Khen | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 834 km2 (322 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 63,000 | |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 81.9% | |
| • Coloured | 11.0% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% | |
| • White | 6.3% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Tswana | 66.6% | |
| • Afrikaans | 18.9% | |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% | |
| • English | 3.9% | |
| • Other | 5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC094 | |
Phokwane Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa. The name means "lamb" in Setswana.[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banksdrif | 386001 | 1.1 | 505 |
| Ganspan | 386006 | 1.2 | 2,301 |
| Hartswater | 386003 | 10.8 | 10,465 |
| Jan Kempdorp | 386005 | 19.1 | 24,220 |
| Pampierstad | 386004 | 10.4 | 21,707 |
| Remainder | 386002 | 791.3 | 3,802 |
| Total | 833.9 | 63,000 | |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 11,982 | 12,248 | 24,230 | 69.7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,825 | 2,864 | 5,689 | 16.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,153 | 1,145 | 2,298 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 901 | 850 | 1,751 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 374 | 255 | 629 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 186 | – | 186 | 0.5 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 17,421 | 17,362 | 34,783 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Spoilt votes | 424 | 409 | 833 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ "Phokwane Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Phokwane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Phokwane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
|---|---|---|
District seat: Kimberley | ||
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| Phokwane | ||
| Magareng | ||
| Dikgatlong | ||
Municipalities of the Northern Cape | ||
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| Namakwa District | .svg.png) | |
| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
| ZF Mgcawu District | ||
| Frances Baard District | ||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District | ||
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