Kareeberg
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Location in the Northern Cape
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| Coordinates: 30°40′S 22°10′E / 30.667°S 22.167°E / -30.667; 22.167 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Carnarvon |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Monray Julian Maczali (KCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,702 km2 (6,835 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[3]
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| • Total | 11,673 |
| • Density | 0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.8% |
| • Coloured | 85.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 9.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.9% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC074 |
Kareeberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Kareeberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| Carnarvon | 31001 | 8.07 | 5,235 | Afrikaans |
| Van Wyksvlei | 31003 | 8.54 | 1,418 | Afrikaans |
| Vosburg | 31004 | 0.99 | 1,125 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31002 | 17,681.08 | 1,702 | Afrikaans |
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Kareeberg local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,166 | 2,173 | 4,339 | 44.2% | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 926 | 912 | 1,838 | 18.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kareeberg Civic Movement | 825 | 871 | 1,696 | 17.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 815 | 793 | 1,608 | 16.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 165 | 162 | 327 | 3.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 16 | – | 16 | 0.2% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 4,913 | 4,911 | 9,824 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,913 | 4,911 | 9,824 | 99.3% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 34 | 31 | 65 | 0.7% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 4,947 | 4,942 | 9,889 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 4,951 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 7,536 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 65.7% | |||||||
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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| 31 May 2022[8] | 4 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance | ||
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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape
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District seat: De Aar | ||
| Emthanjeni |
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| Kareeberg |
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| Renosterberg |
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| Siyancuma |
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| Siyathemba |
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| Thembelihle |
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| Ubuntu |
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| Umsobomvu |
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Municipalities of the Northern Cape
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| Namakwa District |
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| Pixley ka Seme District |
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| ZF Mgcawu District |
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| Frances Baard District |
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| John Taolo Gaetsewe District |
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