Overberg District Municipality
Overberg | |
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District municipality | |
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Coordinates: 34°30′S 20°0′E / 34.500°S 20.000°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Seat | Bredasdorp |
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Government UTC+2 (SAST ) | |
Municipal code | DC3 |
The Overberg District Municipality (
Geography
The Overberg municipal area covers 12,241 square kilometres (4,726 sq mi) lying to the south-east of
The largest town is
The Overberg district is divided into four local municipalities, which are described in the following table.
Name | Seat | Population (2011) |
Area (km2) |
Density (inhabitants/km2) |
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Theewaterskloof[4] | Caledon |
108,790 | 3,232 | 33.7 |
Overstrand[5] | Hermanus | 80,432 | 1,708 | 47.1 |
Cape Agulhas[6] | Bredasdorp | 33,038 | 3,467 | 9.5 |
Swellendam[7] | Swellendam | 35,916 | 3,835 | 9.4 |
Total | 258,176 | 12,241 | 21.1 |
It borders on the City of Cape Town to the west, the Cape Winelands District Municipality to the north, and the Garden Route District Municipality to the east.
Demographics
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Politics
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The council of the Overberg District Municipality consists of twenty-one councillors. Nine councillors are directly elected by party-list proportional representation, and twelve are appointed by the councils of the local municipalities in the district: five by Theewaterskloof, four by Overstrand, two by Cape Agulhas and one by Swellendam.
After the
Party | Directly elected |
Appointed by local councils | Total | ||||
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Theewaterskloof | Overstrand | Cape Agulhas | Swellendam | ||||
DA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
African National Congress | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
The following table shows the results of the election of the nine directly-elected members on 3 August 2016.[12][13]
Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats | |
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DA | 53,502 | 57.9% | 6 | |
African National Congress | 32,707 | 35.4% | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,852 | 2.0% | 0 | |
Dienslewerings Party | 1,417 | 1.5% | 0 | |
VF+ | 1,311 | 1.4% | 0 | |
Independent Civic Organisation | 740 | 0.8% | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 706 | 0.8% | 0 | |
People's Democratic Movement | 155 | 0.2% | 0 | |
Total | 92,390 | 9 | ||
Valid votes | 92,390 | 97.9% | ||
Spoilt votes | 1,934 | 2.1% | ||
Total votes cast | 94,324 | |||
Registered voters | 148,602 | |||
Turnout percentage | 63.5% |
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results: Municipalities (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Theewaterskloof Local Municipality". The Local Government Handbook. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Overstrand Local Municipality". The Local Government Handbook. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Cape Agulhas Local Municipality". The Local Government Handbook. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Swellendam Local Municipality". The Local Government Handbook. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Census 2011 statistical tables accessible through Stats SA SuperWEB Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Executive Mayor". Overberg District Municipality. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Cllr. Archibald Klaas (Deputy Mayor)". Overberg District Municipality. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: DC3 - Overberg" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Detailed DC 40% Ballot Results Report: DC3 - Overberg" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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