Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 13,472 km² Black african population 33.2% Native english speakers 2.3% | Wards 7 Municipal code NC073 White population 8% Native afrikaans speakers 70.3% Native xhosa speakers 23.8% | |
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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.
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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.