Tsantsabane Local Municipality
| Tsantsabane | ||
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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 | ZF Mgcawu | |
| Seat | Postmasburg | |
| Wards | 6 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Hazel Mothibi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 35,093 | |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 52.8% | |
| • Coloured | 37.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 8.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Afrikaans | 55.2% | |
| • Tswana | 33.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 2.4% | |
| • English | 2.3% | |
| • Other | 6.9% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC085 | |
Tsantsabane Local Municipality is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality of the Northern Cape in South Africa.
Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glosam | 381002 | 1.20 | 119 |
| Goedgedacht | 381003 | 0.28 | 746 |
| Groenwater | 381004 | 1.40 | 739 |
| Postmasburg | 381005 | 158.41 | 30,089 |
| Tsantsabane NU and the remainder of the municipality |
381001 | 18171.50 | 3,399 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six 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 six 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 | 5,871 | 5,995 | 11,866 | 58.3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Tsantsabane Community Forum | 1,598 | 1,587 | 3,185 | 15.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,520 | 1,477 | 2,997 | 14.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,152 | 1,124 | 2,276 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 26 | – | 26 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 10,167 | 10,183 | 20,350 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Spoilt votes | 207 | 190 | 397 | |||||
References
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- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Statistics South Africa - Tsantsabane
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