Magareng Local Municipality
| Magareng | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E / 28.167°S 24.833°ECoordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E / 28.167°S 24.833°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Frances Baard | |
| Seat | Warrenton | |
| Wards | 5 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Gladys Makena | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,542 km2 (595 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 24,204 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 80.0% | |
| • Coloured | 13.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% | |
| • White | 5.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Tswana | 67.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 21.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.6% | |
| • Sotho | 2.2% | |
| • Other | 5.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC093 | |
Magareng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.
Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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