Magareng Local Municipality

Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Magareng
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°10′S 24°50′E / 28.167°S 24.833°E / -28.167; 24.833
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Frances Baard
Seat	Warrenton
Wards	6
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Neo Mase
Area
• Total	1,542 km (595 sq mi)
Population
• Total	24,204
• Density	16/km (41/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	80.0%
• Coloured	13.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	5.1%
First languages (2011)
• Tswana	67.2%
• Afrikaans	21.2%
• Xhosa	3.6%
• Sotho	2.2%
• Other	5.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NC093

Magareng Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Magareng; Afrikaans: Magareng Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Magareng is a Setswana name meaning "in the middle". The name reflects the geographic location of the municipality in relation to other areas.

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km)	Population
Ikutseng	385001	4.9	16,683
Warrenton	385002	26.8	5,905
Remainder of the municipality	385003	1,510.0	1,616
Total		1,541.7	24,204

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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Magareng local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
Party		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	2,989	3,146	6,135	50.3%	5	1	6
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,064	1,400	2,464	20.2%	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	756	859	1,615	13.3%	1	1	2
	Patriotic Alliance	378	477	855	7.0%	0	1	1
	Independent candidates	716	–	716	5.9%	0	–	0
	Freedom Front Plus	159	160	319	2.6%	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	36	46	82	0.7%	0	0	0
Total		6,098	6,088	12,186		6	5	11

Valid votes		6,098	6,088	12,186	98.2%
Spoilt votes		106	122	228	1.8%
Total votes cast		6,204	6,210	12,414

Voter turnout		6,213
Registered voters		11,644
Turnout percentage		53.4%

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"Magareng Local Municipality". Census 2011.
"Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Kimberley
Sol Plaatje	Beaconsfield Galeshewe Kimberley Modder River Ritchie	Frances Baard District within South Africa
Phokwane	Ganspan Hartswater Jan Kempdorp Pampierstad
Magareng	Warrenton
Dikgatlong	Barkly West Boetsap Delportshoop Koopmansfontein Sydney on Vaal Ulco Windsorton

v t e Municipalities of the Northern Cape
Namakwa District	Richtersveld Nama Khoi Kamiesberg Hantam Karoo Hoogland Khâi-Ma
Pixley ka Seme District	Ubuntu Umsobomvu Emthanjeni Kareeberg Renosterberg Thembelihle Siyathemba Siyancuma
ZF Mgcawu District	Dawid Kruiper Kai ǃGarib ǃKheis Tsantsabane Kgatelopele
Frances Baard District	Sol Plaatje Dikgatlong Magareng Phokwane
John Taolo Gaetsewe District	Joe Morolong Ga-Segonyana Gamagara
List of municipalities in the Northern Cape