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Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

Coordinates: 27°40′S 23°30′E / 27.667°S 23.500°E / -27.667; 23.500
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Ga-Segonyana
Local municipality
Official seal of Ga-Segonyana
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°40′S 23°30′E / 27.667°S 23.500°E / -27.667; 23.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
SeatKuruman
Wards15
Government
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 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorVictor Makoke
Area
 • Total
4,492 km2 (1,734 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
93,652
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African87.0%
 • Coloured7.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White4.6%
First languages (2011)
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 • Tswana79.2%
 • Afrikaans12.9%
 • English2.9%
 • Southern Ndebele1.0%
 • Other4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC452

Ga-Segonyana Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Ga-Segonyana; Afrikaans: Ga-Segonyana Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Segonyana is the Setswana name of a spring, commonly known as Eye of Kuruman.[4]

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware 68101 459.53 37,270
Ga Mohana 38101 2.83 3,674
Gathlose 38103 498.52 116
Kudumane 68102 198.06 14,033
Kuruman Part 1 68103 32.22 0
Kuruman Part 2 38104 93.61 9,824
Mothibistad 68104 2.93 4,626
Remainder of the municipality 38102 3,197.71 849

Politics

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Main article: Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 seventeen seats on the council.[6][7]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Ga-Segonyana local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 11,702 12,233 23,935 55.5% 14 3 17
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,482 4,815 9,297 21.5% 0 7 7
Democratic Alliance 2,408 2,421 4,829 11.2% 1 2 3
Independent candidates 1,648 – 1,648 3.8% 0 – 0
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 375 501 876 2.0% 0 1 1
Forum for Service Delivery 208 488 696 1.6% 0 1 1
Patriotic Alliance 242 361 603 1.4% 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 222 228 450 1.0% 0 0 0
United Christian Democratic Party 199 216 415 1.0% 0 0 0
Congress of the People 114 262 376 0.9% 0 0 0
African Transformation Movement 2 27 29 0.1% 0 0 0
Total 21,602 21,552 43,154 15 14 29
Valid votes 21,602 21,552 43,154 97.8%
Spoilt votes 476 516 992 2.2%
Total votes cast 22,078 22,068 44,146
Voter turnout 22,176
Registered voters 50,908
Turnout percentage 43.6%

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link‍]
  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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