Phokwane Local Municipality
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| Phokwane | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Location in the Northern Cape Location in the Northern Cape |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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
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External links
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Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape
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