Emthanjeni Local Municipality

Emthanjeni Municipality (Afrikaans: Emthanjeni Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Emthanjeni) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Emthanjeni is a Xhosa word meaning "vein", symbolising the importance of an underground water supply system to the area.[3] It is also a translation of the name of the municipality's seat, De Aar.

Emthanjeni
Local municipality
Official seal of Emthanjeni
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°40′S 24°0′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatDe Aar
Wards8
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBoy Kenneth Markman
Area
 • Total13,472 km2 (5,202 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total42,356
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African33.2%
 • Coloured57.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White8.0%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans70.3%
 • Xhosa23.8%
 • English2.3%
 • Other3.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC073

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Britstown37100261.473,843Afrikaans
De Aar37100484.2323,760Afrikaans
Hanover37100680.774,594Afrikaans
Mziwabantu3710011,081,302Xhosa/Afrikaans
Nonzwakazi3710051.276,230Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality37100313,243.482,626Afrikaans

Politics
Main article: Emthanjeni Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats on the council.[5][6]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Emthanjeni local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 6,7846,80913,59360.3%729
Democratic Alliance 2,9323,0555,98726.6%134
Economic Freedom Fighters 4845481,0324.6%011
Patriotic Alliance 3806089884.4%011
Freedom Front Plus 2602945542.5%000
Independent candidates 386–3861.7%0–0
Total 11,22611,31422,5408715
Valid votes 11,22611,31422,54098.5%
Spoilt votes 1781573351.5%
Total votes cast 11,40411,47122,875
Voter turnout 11,566
Registered voters 22,544
Turnout percentage 51.3%

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. South African Languages - Place names
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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