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Emthanjeni Local Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Seat
  
De Aar

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
13,472 kmĀ²

Black african population
  
33.2%

Native english speakers
  
2.3%

Province
  
Northern Cape

District
  
Pixley ka Seme

Wards
  
7

Municipal code
  
NC073

White population
  
8%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
70.3%

Native xhosa speakers
  
23.8%

Emthanjeni Local Municipality

Emthanjeni Local Municipality is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Emthanjeni is a Xhosa name meaning a "vein", symbolising the importance of an underground water supply system to the area. It is also a translation of the name of the municipality's seat, De Aar.

Contents

Map of De Aar, South Africa

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Politics

The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven 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 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council; the African National Congress formed a coalition with an independent to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.

References

Emthanjeni Local Municipality Wikipedia