Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

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.

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
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
SeatKuruman
Wards15
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorVictor Makoke
Area
 • Total4,492 km2 (1,734 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total93,652
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African87.0%
 • Coloured7.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White4.6%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana79.2%
 • Afrikaans12.9%
 • English2.9%
 • Southern Ndebele1.0%
 • Other4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC452

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

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware68101459.5337,270
Ga Mohana381012.833,674
Gathlose38103498.52116
Kudumane68102198.0614,033
Kuruman Part 16810332.220
Kuruman Part 23810493.619,824
Mothibistad681042.934,626
Remainder of the municipality381023,197.71849

Politics
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
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 11,70212,23323,93555.5%14317
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,4824,8159,29721.5%077
Democratic Alliance 2,4082,4214,82911.2%123
Independent candidates 1,648–1,6483.8%0–0
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 3755018762.0%011
Forum for Service Delivery 2084886961.6%011
Patriotic Alliance 2423616031.4%000
Freedom Front Plus 2222284501.0%000
United Christian Democratic Party 1992164151.0%000
Congress of the People 1142623760.9%000
African Transformation Movement 227290.1%000
Total 21,60221,55243,154151429
Valid votes 21,60221,55243,15497.8%
Spoilt votes 4765169922.2%
Total votes cast 22,07822,06844,146
Voter turnout 22,176
Registered voters 50,908
Turnout percentage 43.6%

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  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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