Magareng Local Municipality

Magareng Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Frances Baard District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.

Magareng
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Frances Baard
Seat	Warrenton
Wards	5
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Gladys Makena
Area
• Total	1,542 km^2 (595 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	24,204
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	80.0%
• Coloured	13.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	5.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Tswana	67.2%
• Afrikaans	21.2%
• Xhosa	3.6%
• Sotho	2.2%
• Other	5.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC093

Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.[4]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Ikutseng	385001	4.9	16,683
Warrenton	385002	26.8	5,905
Remainder of the municipality	385003	1,510.0	1,616
Total		1,541.7	24,204

Politics

The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five 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	4,226	4,233	8,459	60.4	4	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	1,281	1,244	2,525	18.0	1	1	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,205	1,227	2,432	17.4	0	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	145	168	313	2.2	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	92	118	210	1.5	0	0	0
	Independent	75	–	75	0.5	0	–	0
Total		7,024	6,990	14,014	100.0	5	4	9
Spoilt votes		116	150	266

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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. "Magareng Local Municipality". Census 2011.
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Magareng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Magareng" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 June 2017.