Ga-Segonyana Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Segonyana is the Setswana name of a spring, commonly known as Eye of Kuruman. 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 Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware 68101459.5337,270 Ga Mohana 381012.833,674 Gathlose 38103498.52116 Kudumane 68102198.0614,033 Kuruman Part 1 6810332.220 Kuruman Part 2 3810493.619,824 Mothibistad 681042.934,626 Remainder of the municipality 381023,197.71849
Demographics According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 117,454 people. Of these, 5.2% identified as "Coloured," 92.3% as "Black African," and 2.1% as "White."
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 seventeen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. Ga-Segonyana local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 11,702 12,233 23,935 55.5% 14 3 17 4,482 4,815 9,297 21.5% 0 7 7 2,408 2,421 4,829 11.2% 1 2 3 1,648 – 1,648 3.8% 0 – 0 375 501 876 2.0% 0 1 1 208 488 696 1.6% 0 1 1 242 361 603 1.4% 0 0 0 222 228 450 1.0% 0 0 0 199 216 415 1.0% 0 0 0 114 262 376 0.9% 0 0 0 2 27 29 0.1% 0 0 0 Total 21,602 21,552 43,154 15 14 29 Valid votes 21,602 21,552 43,154 97.8% Spoilt votes 476 516 992 2.2% Total votes cast 22,078 22,068 44,146 Voter turnout 22,176 Registered voters 50,908 Turnout percentage 43.6%
References
External links Official website