Umsobomvu Local Municipality
Umsobomvu | |
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| Location in the Northern Cape Location in the Northern Cape | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Colesberg |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mzwandile Simon Toto |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,819 km2 (2,633 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 29,555 |
| • Density | 4.334/km2 (11.23/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 62.8% |
| • Coloured | 31.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 5.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 55.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 38.6% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC072 |
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Umsobomvu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Umsobomvu; Afrikaans: Umsobomvu Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places
[edit | edit source]The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colesberg | 370004 | 174.8 | 16,869 | Xhosa |
| Kwazamuxolo | 370006 | 0.7 | 3,334 | Xhosa |
| Masizakhe | 370002 | 0.1 | 1,101 | Xhosa |
| Norvalspont | 370001 | 0.8 | 97 | Afrikaans |
| Noupoort | 370005 | 9.4 | 4,514 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder | 370003 | 6,632.6 | 2,461 | Afrikaans |
| Total | 6,818.5 | 28,376 | Xhosa | |
Politics
[edit | edit source]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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Umsobomvu local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 4,857 | 4,859 | 9,716 | 51.8% | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Umsobomvu Residents Association | 2,738 | 2,753 | 5,491 | 29.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,163 | 1,149 | 2,312 | 12.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 343 | 335 | 678 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 177 | 163 | 340 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 101 | 108 | 209 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 1 | – | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 9,380 | 9,367 | 18,747 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Valid votes | 9,380 | 9,367 | 18,747 | 98.3% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 155 | 161 | 316 | 1.7% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 9,535 | 9,528 | 19,063 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 9,543 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 14,874 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 64.2% | |||||||
References
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External links
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