Dikgatlong Local Municipality

Dikgatlong
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°ECoordinates: 28°15′S 24°15′E / 28.250°S 24.250°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Frances Baard
Seat	Barkly West
Wards	7
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ruth Gopane
Area
• Total	7,315 km^2 (2,824 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	46,841
• Density	6.4/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	58.5%
• Coloured	28.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	3.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Tswana	52.7%
• Afrikaans	39.2%
• English	2.1%
• Sotho	1.7%
• Other	4.3%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	NC092

Dikgatlong Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape 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.^[4]

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	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

Politics

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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	9,302	9,862	19,164	73.2	7	3	10
	Democratic Alliance	1,919	2,057	3,976	15.2	0	2	2
	Congress of the People	1,014	1,004	2,018	7.7	0	1	1
	Independent	595	–	595	2.3	0	–	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	236	206	442	1.7	0	0	0
Total		13,066	13,129	26,195	100.0	7	6	13
Spoilt votes		373	311	684

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. South African Languages - Place names
5. "Dikgatlong Local Municipality". Census 2011.
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Dikgatlong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Dikgatlong" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.