Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality

Kai ǃGarib
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E / 29.000°S 20.500°ECoordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E / 29.000°S 20.500°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	ZF Mgcawu
Seat	Kakamas
Wards	9
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Gina Cloete
Area
• Total	26,358 km^2 (10,177 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	65,869
• Density	2.5/km^2 (6.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	28.3%
• Coloured	62.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	6.3%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Afrikaans	71.9%
• Tswana	24.2%
• English	1.2%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	NC082

Kai ǃGarib is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District of Northern Cape in South Africa. The name Kai ǃGarib originates from the Khoi language and means "big great river", referring to the Orange River that flows through the area.^[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Alheit	31601	7.88	683
Augrabies Mission	31603	0.32	287
Augrabies	31602	4.42	2,694
Bloemsmond	31604	1.02	315
Cillie	31605	6.57	2,454
Kakamas	31607	4.96	7,303
Kanoneiland	31608	0.26	247
Keimoes	31609	26.34	9,397
Kenhardt	31610	4.24	3,796
Lennetsville	31611	0.16	1,499
Louisvale	31612	8.61	1,088
Loxtonberg	31613	1.58	708
Lutzburg	31614	0.25	1,302
Marchand	31615	4.86	2,391
Raaswater	31616	0.32	1,980
Riemvasmaak	31617	1.60	696
Remainder of the municipality	31606	7,376.80	20,830

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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	9,949	10,023	19,972	58.1	8	2	10
	Democratic Alliance	4,380	4,472	8,852	25.8	0	4	4
	Congress of the People	2,783	2,718	5,501	16.0	1	2	3
	Independent	42	–	42	0.1	0	–	0
Total		17,154	17,213	34,367	100.0	9	8	17
Spoilt votes		272	235	507

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kai ǃGarib" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Kai ǃGarib" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• http://www.kaigarib.gov.za/