Gariep Local Municipality

Former Gariep
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°59′S 26°19′E / 30.983°S 26.317°E / -30.983; 26.317Coordinates: 30°59′S 26°19′E / 30.983°S 26.317°E / -30.983; 26.317
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 defunct local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The municipality was merged with Maletswai Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Burgersdorp 28900527.925,241
Khayamnandi 2890082.674,724
Mzamomhle 2890061.274,656
Nozizwe 2890030.471,393
Oviston 289001358.88658
Steynsburg 28900914.702,488
Tembisa 2890071.746,094
Venterstad 28900217.593,596
Remainder of the municipality 2890048,485.824,826

Politics

The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was 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
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

  1. ↑ "EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE". South African Department of Health. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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