Greater Kokstad Local Municipality
| Greater Kokstad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Coordinates: 30°33′S 29°25′E / 30.550°S 29.417°ECoordinates: 30°33′S 29°25′E / 30.550°S 29.417°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Sisonke | |
| Seat | Kokstad | |
| Wards | 8 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mbulelo Sithole | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,680 km2 (1,030 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 65,981 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 87.1% | |
| • Coloured | 8.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% | |
| • White | 3.3% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 70.5% | |
| • English | 8.8% | |
| • Zulu | 7.5% | |
| • Afrikaans | 6.9% | |
| • Other | 6.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN433 | |
Greater Kokstad Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Kokstad is derived from Dutch, and it means "town of Kok". It was named after Adam Kok III.[4]
Kokstad serves as the service centre and commercial hub for most of East Griqualand and nearby parts of the Eastern Cape it borders with.[5]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhongweni | 55001 | 2.17 | 15,745 |
| Kokstad | 55003 | 9.84 | 11,566 |
| Mount Currie | 55004 | 10.14 | 1,553 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 55002 | 2,660.74 | 27,659 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twelve seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 15,467 | 14,407 | 29,868 | 75.1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,277 | 3,178 | 6,455 | 16.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| African Independent Congress | 182 | 1,465 | 1,647 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 475 | 446 | 921 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 138 | 129 | 267 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 236 | – | 236 | 0.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 63 | 115 | 178 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 100 | 76 | 176 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,938 | 19,810 | 39,748 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Spoilt votes | 435 | 597 | 1,032 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzimkhulu Municipality
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Greater Kokstad" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Greater Kokstad" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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