Siyancuma Local Municipality
Siyancuma Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Siyancuma | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°0′S 23°30′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Douglas |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | L. Oliphant (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,753 km2 (6,468 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,076 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 33.0% |
| • Coloured | 57.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 7.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 90.5% |
| • Tswana | 5.1% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC078 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breipaal | 31401 | 1.40 | 8,533 | Afrikaans |
| Campbell | 31402 | 78.42 | 1,763 | Afrikaans |
| Douglas | 31403 | 73.29 | 6,946 | Afrikaans |
| Griekwastad | 31404 | 77.09 | 3,952 | Afrikaans |
| Mathlomola | 31405 | 0.18 | 1,265 | Afrikaans |
| Ritchie | 31406 | 140.31 | 953 | Afrikaans |
| Schmidtsdrift | 31407 | 22.75 | 3,243 | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31408 | 9,634.35 | 9,152 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 7,182 | 7,145 | 14,327 | 58.1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,398 | 2,449 | 4,847 | 19.7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,230 | 2,203 | 4,433 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 349 | 294 | 643 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 162 | 216 | 378 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 31 | – | 31 | 0.1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 12,352 | 12,307 | 24,659 | 100.0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Spoilt votes | 173 | 192 | 365 | |||||
References
- "Council". Siyancuma Local Municipality. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Siyancuma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Siyancuma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: De Aar | ||
| Emthanjeni | .svg.png.webp) Pixley ka Seme District within South Africa | |
| Kareeberg | ||
| Renosterberg | ||
| Siyancuma | ||
| Siyathemba | ||
| Thembelihle | ||
| Ubuntu | ||
| Umsobomvu | ||
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