Kgatelopele Local Municipality
| Kgatelopele | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 28°15′S 23°40′E / 28.250°S 23.667°ECoordinates: 28°15′S 23°40′E / 28.250°S 23.667°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | ZF Mgcawu | |
| Seat | Daniëlskuil | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Bernado Maseng | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,478 km2 (957 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 18,687 | |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (20/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 49.9% | |
| • Coloured | 38.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% | |
| • White | 9.8% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 58.3% | |
| • Tswana | 32.7% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Xhosa | 1.6% | |
| • Other | 4.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC086 | |
Kgatelopele Local Municipality is a local municipality in the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality of the Northern Cape in South Africa. Kgatelopele is a Setswana name that means "progress".
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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