Siyathemba Local Municipality
| Siyathemba | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°ECoordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | Pixley ka Seme | |
| Seat | Prieska | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Elizabeth Nell | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 21,591 | |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 18.8% | |
| • Coloured | 71.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% | |
| • White | 8.5% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 93.7% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.1% | |
| • Other | 3.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC077 | |
Siyathemba Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
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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