Umsobomvu Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Umsobomvu | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′S 25°10′E / 30.833°S 25.167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Colesberg |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nombulelo Lillian Hermans |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,819 km2 (2,633 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,376 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 62.6% |
| • Coloured | 30.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 5.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 55.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC072 |
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colesberg | 370004 | 174.8 | 16,869 | Xhosa |
| Kwazamuxolo | 370006 | 0.7 | 3,334 | Xhosa |
| Masizakhe | 370002 | 0.1 | 1,101 | Xhosa |
| Norvalspont | 370001 | 0.8 | 97 | Afrikaans |
| Noupoort | 370005 | 9.4 | 4,514 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder | 370003 | 6,632.6 | 2,461 | Afrikaans |
| Total | 6,818.5 | 28,376 | Xhosa | |
Politics
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 3 August 2016 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]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 6,643 | 6,685 | 13,328 | 68.2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| DA | 2,385 | 2,335 | 4,720 | 24.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| EFF | 585 | 577 | 1,162 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 65 | 121 | 186 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VF+ | 79 | 68 | 147 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,757 | 9,786 | 19,543 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Spoilt votes | 179 | 162 | 341 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Umsobomvu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umsobomvu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umsobomvu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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