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.
Umsobomvu | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′S 25°10′E / 30.833°S 25.167°E | |
| 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 (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 28,376 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 62.6% |
| • Coloured | 30.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 5.7% |
| 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 |
Main places
editThe 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
editThe 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 | ||||||||
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| 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
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Umsobomvu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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