Magareng Local Municipality

Magareng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Magareng; Afrikaans: Magareng Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Magareng
Local municipality
Official seal of Magareng
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictFrances Baard
SeatWarrenton
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNeo Mase
Area
 • Total1,542 km2 (595 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total24,204
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African80.0%
 • Coloured13.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White5.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • 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
Main article: Magareng Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Magareng local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 2,9893,1466,13550.3%516
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,0641,4002,46420.2%022
Democratic Alliance 7568591,61513.3%112
Patriotic Alliance 3784778557.0%011
Independent candidates 716–7165.9%0–0
Freedom Front Plus 1591603192.6%000
African Christian Democratic Party 3646820.7%000
Total 6,0986,08812,1866511
Valid votes 6,0986,08812,18698.2%
Spoilt votes 1061222281.8%
Total votes cast 6,2046,21012,414
Voter turnout 6,213
Registered voters 11,644
Turnout percentage 53.4%

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" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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