Dikgatlong Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province in South Africa. Dikgatlong is a Setswana name meaning "confluence", and refers to the place where the Harts and Vaal rivers flow into each other in Delportshoop. The name was used as early as 1700. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Barkly West 384013 70.6 8,258 Delportshoop 384005 66.8 4,788 Gong-Gong 384012 5.7 1,045 Holpan 384007 0.6 646 Kutlwano 384003 0.7 3,959 Longlands 384010 6.4 2,933 Mataleng 384014 2.5 11,847 Pniel Estate 384015 1.0 695 Sydney on Vaal 384009 0.6 33 Tidimalo 384006 1.0 5,558 Ulco 384004 9.9 860 Vaalbos National Park 384011 112.5 0 Vaal-Gamagara 384008 0.9 198 Windsorton 384002 50.4 2,291 Remainder 384001 6,985.2 3,727 Total 7,314.7 46,841
Demographics According to the 2022 South African census, 66.8% of the population identified as "Black African," 27.8% as "Coloured," and 4.7% as "White."
In the 2011 census, 58.5% of the population identified as "Black African," 28.5% as "Coloured," and 3.6% as "White."
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election. Dikgatlong local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 6,397 6,366 12,763 51.1% 8 0 8 2,164 2,174 4,338 17.4% 0 3 3 1,292 1,365 2,657 10.6% 0 2 2 1,088 1,066 2,154 8.6% 0 1 1 505 709 1,214 4.9% 0 1 1 322 332 654 2.6% 0 0 0 464 – 464 1.9% 0 – 0 221 209 430 1.7% 0 0 0 59 73 132 0.5% 0 0 0 58 46 104 0.4% 0 0 0 26 55 81 0.3% 0 0 0 Total 12,596 12,395 24,991 8 7 15 Valid votes 12,596 12,395 24,991 97.7% Spoilt votes 278 302 580 2.3% Total votes cast 12,874 12,697 25,571 Voter turnout 12,885 Registered voters 22,617 Turnout percentage 57.0%
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