Coordinates: 30°59′S 26°19′E / 30.983°S 26.317°E / -30.983; 26.317

Gariep Local Municipality

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Gariep
Former local municipality
Official seal of Gariep
Seal
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; 26.317
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
SeatBurgersdorp[1]
Wards5
Government
[2]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • Past MayorNcedo Ngoqo
Area
 • Total8,911 km2 (3,441 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total33,677
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 • Black African72.9%
 • Coloured17.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White8.7%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Xhosa67.3%
 • Afrikaans26.2%
 • Sotho2.3%
 • English1.9%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC144

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:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Burgersdorp 289005 27.92 5,241
Khayamnandi 289008 2.67 4,724
Mzamomhle 289006 1.27 4,656
Nozizwe 289003 0.47 1,393
Oviston 289001 358.88 658
Steynsburg 289009 14.70 2,488
Tembisa 289007 1.74 6,094
Venterstad 289002 17.59 3,596
Remainder of the municipality 289004 8,485.82 4,826

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.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 6,394 6,542 12,936 69.2 4 3 7
DA 2,500 2,612 5,112 27.3 1 2 3
PAC 190 157 347 1.9 0 0 0
Independent 214 – 214 1.1 0 – 0
UDM 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. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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