Magareng Local Municipality

Magareng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.

Magareng
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictFrances Baard
SeatWarrenton
Wards5
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGladys Makena
Area
 • Total1,542 km2 (595 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total24,204
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African80.0%
 • Coloured13.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White5.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Tswana67.2%
 • Afrikaans21.2%
 • Xhosa3.6%
 • Sotho2.2%
 • Other5.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC093

Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.[4]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Ikutseng3850014.916,683
Warrenton38500226.85,905
Remainder of the municipality3850031,510.01,616
Total1,541.724,204

Politics

The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 4,2264,2338,45960.4415
Democratic Alliance 1,2811,2442,52518.0112
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,2051,2272,43217.4022
Freedom Front Plus 1451683132.2000
Congress of the People 921182101.5000
Independent 75–750.50–0
Total 7,0246,99014,014100.0549
Spoilt votes 116150266

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. "Magareng Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Magareng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Magareng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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