Emthanjeni | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates:30°40′S24°0′E / 30.667°S 24.000°E /-30.667; 24.000 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | De Aar |
| Wards | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Boy Kenneth Markman |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,472 km2 (5,202 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 46,587 |
| • Density | 3.4581/km2 (8.9563/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2022) | |
| • Black African | 32.0% |
| • Coloured | 59.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 7.3% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 70.3% |
| • Xhosa | 23.8% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC073 |
| Website | emthanjeni |
Emthanjeni Municipality (Afrikaans:Emthanjeni Munisipaliteit;Xhosa:uMasipala wase Emthanjeni) is alocal municipality within thePixley ka Seme District Municipality, in theNorthern Cape province ofSouth Africa.Emthanjeni is aXhosa word meaning "vein", symbolising the importance of an underground water supply system to the area.[4] It is also a translation of the name of the municipality's seat,De Aar.
The2011 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| Britstown | 371002 | 61.47 | 3,843 | Afrikaans |
| De Aar | 371004 | 84.23 | 23,760 | Afrikaans |
| Hanover | 371006 | 80.77 | 4,594 | Afrikaans |
| Mziwabantu | 371001 | 1,08 | 1,302 | Xhosa/Afrikaans |
| Nonzwakazi | 371005 | 1.27 | 6,230 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 371003 | 13,243.48 | 2,626 | Afrikaans |
According to the2022 South African census, the population of the municipality was 46,587 people. Of these, 59.9% identified as "Coloured," 32.0% as "Black African," and 7.3% as "White."[6]
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in eightwards, while the remaining seven are chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In theelection of 1 November 2021 theAfrican National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.[7][8]
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Emthanjeni local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 6,784 | 6,809 | 13,593 | 60.3% | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,932 | 3,055 | 5,987 | 26.6% | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 484 | 548 | 1,032 | 4.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 380 | 608 | 988 | 4.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 260 | 294 | 554 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 386 | – | 386 | 1.7% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 11,226 | 11,314 | 22,540 | 8 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Valid votes | 11,226 | 11,314 | 22,540 | 98.5% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 178 | 157 | 335 | 1.5% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 11,404 | 11,471 | 22,875 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 11,566 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 22,544 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 51.3% | |||||||
Municipalities and communities ofPixley ka Seme District Municipality,Northern Cape | ||
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District seat:De Aar | ||
| Emthanjeni | .svg) | |
| Kareeberg | ||
| Renosterberg | ||
| Siyancuma | ||
| Siyathemba | ||
| Thembelihle | ||
| Ubuntu | ||
| Umsobomvu | ||
Municipalities of theNorthern Cape | ||
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| Namakwa District | .svg) | |
| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
| ZF Mgcawu District | ||
| Frances Baard District | ||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District | ||
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