Siyancuma Local Municipality
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Siyancuma | |
|---|---|
Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°0′S 23°30′E / 29.000°S 23.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Douglas |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Patrick McKlein (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,753 km2 (6,468 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 53,165 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 30.4% |
| • Coloured | 58.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 10.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 88.9% |
| • Tswana | 5.1% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC078 |
Siyancuma Municipality (Afrikaans: Siyancuma Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breipaal | 31401 | 1.40 | 8,533 | Afrikaans |
| Campbell | 31402 | 78.42 | 1,763 | Afrikaans |
| Douglas | 31403 | 73.29 | 6,946 | Afrikaans |
| Griekwastad | 31404 | 77.09 | 3,952 | Afrikaans |
| Mathlomola | 31405 | 0.18 | 1,265 | Afrikaans |
| Ritchie | 31406 | 140.31 | 953 | Afrikaans |
| Schmidtsdrift | 31407 | 22.75 | 3,243 | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31408 | 9,634.35 | 9,152 | Afrikaans |
