Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Frances Baard | |
| Seat | Kimberley | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | David Molusi (ANC) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,145 km2 (1,214 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 248,041 | |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 61.2% | |
| • Coloured | 27.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% | |
| • White | 7.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Afrikaans | 45.2% | |
| • Tswana | 33.2% | |
| • English | 8.0% | |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% | |
| • Other | 8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC091 | |
The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Frances Baard District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sol T. Plaatje. It includes the diamond mining city of Kimberley.
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Galeshewe | 383005 | 15.24 | 107,920 |
| Kimberley | 383006 | 142.77 | 96,977 |
| Motswedimosa | 383008 | 0.86 | 7,240 |
| Platfontein | 383004 | 1.77 | 5,185 |
| Ritchie | 383007 | 23.93 | 7,610 |
| Roodepan | 383003 | 6.28 | 20,263 |
| Vaalbos National Park | 383001 | 110.13 | 0 |
| Non-urban areas | 383002 | 2,844.41 | 2,846 |
| Total | 3,145.39 | 248,041 | |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 46,379 | 47,505 | 93,884 | 63.5 | 22 | 18 | 40 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 19,497 | 19,447 | 38,944 | 26.3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Congress of the People | 5,821 | 5,556 | 11,377 | 7.7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 980 | 848 | 1,828 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 380 | 586 | 966 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 349 | 321 | 670 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 239 | – | 239 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 73,645 | 74,263 | 147,908 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,282 | 1,114 | 2,396 | |||||
Mayors
- Maria Chwarisang
- Patrick Lenyibi
- Patrick Everyday
- Agnes Ntlhangula
- David Molusi[7] (incumbent)
References
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Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape
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District seat: Kimberley
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| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
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