Dikgatlong Local Municipality
Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Dikgatlong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Dikgatlong; Afrikaans: Dikgatlong Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700.[5]
Dikgatlong | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Barkly West |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ruth Gopane |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,315 km2 (2,824 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 56,967 |
| • Density | 7.788/km2 (20.17/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 66.8% |
| • Coloured | 27.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 4.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 52.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 39.2% |
| • English | 2.1% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC092 |
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkly West | 384013 | 70.6 | 8,258 |
| Delportshoop | 384005 | 66.8 | 4,788 |
| Gong-Gong | 384012 | 5.7 | 1,045 |
| Holpan | 384007 | 0.6 | 646 |
| Kutlwano | 384003 | 0.7 | 3,959 |
| Longlands | 384010 | 6.4 | 2,933 |
| Mataleng | 384014 | 2.5 | 11,847 |
| Pniel Estate | 384015 | 1.0 | 695 |
| Sydney on Vaal | 384009 | 0.6 | 33 |
| Tidimalo | 384006 | 1.0 | 5,558 |
| Ulco | 384004 | 9.9 | 860 |
| Vaalbos National Park | 384011 | 112.5 | 0 |
| Vaal-Gamagara | 384008 | 0.9 | 198 |
| Windsorton | 384002 | 50.4 | 2,291 |
| Remainder | 384001 | 6,985.2 | 3,727 |
| Total | 7,314.7 | 46,841 | |
Demographics
According to the 2022 South African census, 66.8% of the population identified as "Black African," 27.8% as "Coloured," and 4.7% as "White."[7]
In the 2011 census, 58.5% of the population identified as "Black African," 28.5% as "Coloured," and 3.6% as "White."[8]
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[9][10]
| Dikgatlong local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 6,397 | 6,366 | 12,763 | 51.1% | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,164 | 2,174 | 4,338 | 17.4% | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 1,292 | 1,365 | 2,657 | 10.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,088 | 1,066 | 2,154 | 8.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dikgatlong Independed Forum | 505 | 709 | 1,214 | 4.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dikgatlong Service Delivery Forum | 322 | 332 | 654 | 2.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 464 | – | 464 | 1.9% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 221 | 209 | 430 | 1.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 59 | 73 | 132 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 58 | 46 | 104 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 26 | 55 | 81 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,596 | 12,395 | 24,991 | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Valid votes | 12,596 | 12,395 | 24,991 | 97.7% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 278 | 302 | 580 | 2.3% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 12,874 | 12,697 | 25,571 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 12,885 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 22,617 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 57.0% | |||||||