Dikgatlong Local Municipality
| Dikgatlong | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°ECoordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Frances Baard | |
| Seat | Barkly West | |
| Wards | 7 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Ruth Gopane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,315 km2 (2,824 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 46,841 | |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 58.5% | |
| • Coloured | 28.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% | |
| • White | 3.6% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 52.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 39.2% | |
| • English | 2.1% | |
| • Sotho | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 4.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC092 | |
Dikgatlong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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