Kgatelopele Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Kgatelopele is a Setswana name meaning "progress". South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Danielskuil 3200122.126,730 Five Mission 320021.70350 Lime Acres 32004755.533,723 Tlhakalatlou 320050.473,337 Remainder of the municipality 320032,870.451,305
Demographics According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 19,854 people. Of those, 47.7% identified as "Black African," 40.0% as "Coloured," and 11.6% as "White."
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 no party obtained a majority on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Kgatelopele local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 1,939 2,006 3,945 43.7% 5 0 5 810 858 1,668 18.5% 0 2 2 762 770 1,532 17.0% 1 1 2 384 442 826 9.1% 0 1 1 397 381 778 8.6% 0 1 1 200 – 200 2.2% 0 – 0 34 47 81 0.9% 0 0 0 Total 4,526 4,504 9,030 6 5 11 Valid votes 4,526 4,504 9,030 97.8% Spoilt votes 89 117 206 2.2% Total votes cast 4,615 4,621 9,236 Voter turnout 4,621 Registered voters 9,518 Turnout percentage 48.6%'
References
External links Official website