Gariep Local Municipality
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| Location in the Eastern Cape Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Joe Gqabi | |
| Seat | Burgersdorp[1] | |
| Wards | 5 | |
| Government[2] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Ncedo Ngoqo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8,911 km2 (3,441 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[3] | ||
| • Total | 33,677 | |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[3] | ||
| • Black African | 72.9% | |
| • Coloured | 17.8% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 8.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[4] | ||
| • Xhosa | 67.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 26.2% | |
| • Sotho | 2.3% | |
| • English | 1.9% | |
| • Other | 2.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC144 | |
Gariep Local Municipality is a local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape.
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Burgersdorp | 289005 | 27.92 | 5,241 |
| Khayamnandi | 289008 | 2.67 | 4,724 |
| Mzamomhle | 289006 | 1.27 | 4,656 |
| Nozizwe | 289003 | 0.47 | 1,393 |
| Oviston | 289001 | 358.88 | 658 |
| Steynsburg | 289009 | 14.70 | 2,488 |
| Tembisa | 289007 | 1.74 | 6,094 |
| Venterstad | 289002 | 17.59 | 3,596 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 289004 | 8,485.82 | 4,826 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 6,394 | 6,542 | 12,936 | 69.2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,500 | 2,612 | 5,112 | 27.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 190 | 157 | 347 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 214 | – | 214 | 1.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 45 | 43 | 88 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,343 | 9,354 | 18,697 | 100.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Spoilt votes | 147 | 137 | 284 | |||||
References
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