Kareeberg Local Municipality
| Kareeberg | |
|---|---|
| Local municipality | |
.svg) Location in the Northern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 30°40′S 22°10′E / 30.667°S 22.167°ECoordinates: 30°40′S 22°10′E / 30.667°S 22.167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Carnarvon |
| Wards | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Burnette Slambee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,702 km2 (6,835 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,673 |
| • Density | 0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.8% |
| • Coloured | 85.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 9.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.9% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | NC074 |
Kareeberg Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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