Kareeberg Local Municipality

Kareeberg Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains.[4]

Kareeberg
Local municipality
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°40′S 22°10′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatCarnarvon
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBurnette Slambee
Area
 • Total17,702 km2 (6,835 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total11,673
 • Density0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African4.8%
 • Coloured85.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White9.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans95.9%
 • English1.3%
 • Other2.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC074

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Carnarvon310018.075,235Afrikaans
Van Wyksvlei310038.541,418Afrikaans
Vosburg310040.991,125Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality3100217,681.081,702Afrikaans

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 2,1352,3214,45646.3224
Democratic Alliance 1,3631,6713,03431.5202
Economic Freedom Fighters 4846321,11611.6011
Independent 678–6787.00–0
Congress of the People 1031172202.3000
Freedom Front Plus 51741251.3000
Total 4,8144,8159,629100.0437
Spoilt votes 9397190

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kareeberg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Kareeberg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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