Phokwane | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates:27°50′S24°50′E / 27.833°S 24.833°E /-27.833; 24.833 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Seat | Hartswater |
| Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Vuyisile Khen |
| Area | |
• Total | 834 km2 (322 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 80,481 |
| • Density | 96.5/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.9% |
| • Coloured | 8.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 8.9% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Tswana | 66.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.9% |
| • Xhosa | 5.6% |
| • English | 3.9% |
| • Other | 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC094 |
Phokwane Municipality (Tswana:Mmasepala wa Phokwane;Afrikaans:Phokwane Munisipaliteit) is alocal municipality within theFrances Baard District Municipality, in theNorthern Cape province ofSouth Africa. The name means "small Billy goat" inSetswana.[4]
The2011 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banksdrif | 386001 | 1.1 | 505 |
| Ganspan | 386006 | 1.2 | 2,301 |
| Hartswater | 386003 | 10.8 | 10,465 |
| Jan Kempdorp | 386005 | 19.1 | 24,220 |
| Pampierstad | 386004 | 10.4 | 21,707 |
| Remainder | 386002 | 791.3 | 3,802 |
| Total | 833.9 | 63,000 | |
The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in tenwards, while the remaining nine 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 ten seats on the council.[6][7]The following table shows the results of the election.
| Phokwane local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 7,509 | 7,486 | 14,995 | 47.2% | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,679 | 3,746 | 7,425 | 23.4% | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,833 | 1,858 | 3,691 | 11.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 931 | 901 | 1,832 | 5.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Phokwane Service Delivery Forum | 498 | 571 | 1,069 | 3.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 338 | 404 | 742 | 2.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Front of Azania | 294 | 408 | 702 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 167 | 216 | 383 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 372 | – | 372 | 1.2% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 144 | 148 | 292 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People First | 111 | – | 111 | 0.3% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 48 | 56 | 104 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 34 | 35 | 69 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15,958 | 15,829 | 31,787 | 10 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Valid votes | 15,958 | 15,829 | 31,787 | 97.3% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 455 | 442 | 897 | 2.7% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 16,413 | 16,271 | 32,684 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 16,440 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 32,409 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 50.7% | |||||||
Municipalities and communities ofFrances Baard District Municipality,Northern Cape | ||
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District seat:Kimberley | ||
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