Kou-Kamma Local Municipality

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Use South African English|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kou-Kamma | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = Local municipality  | image_seal = Kou-Kamma_CoA.png | seal_size = 150x100px  | image_map = Map of the Eastern Cape with Kou-Kamma highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape | map_caption = Location in the Eastern Cape |coordinates = {{coord|33|57|S|24|17|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_scale:300000|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =   | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Sarah Baartman  | seat = Kareedouw | parts_type = Wards |parts = 6  | government_footnotes = <ref name="muni_mayor">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archive-date=14 July 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> | government_type = Municipal council | leader_party = ANC | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Mpumelelo Samuel Vuso | leader_title1 = Speaker | leader_name1 = Mpumelelo Samuel Vuso (Mayor and Speaker) (ANC) | leader_title2 = Chief Whip | leader_name2 = Fuzile Jan Yake (ANC)  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3593  | population_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> | population_total = 40663 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto  | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population"/> | demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}} | demographics1_info1 = 30.6% | demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}} | demographics1_info2 = 59.8% | demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}} | demographics1_info3 = 0.3% | demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}} | demographics1_info4 = 8.2%  | demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref> | demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}} | demographics2_info1 = 73.8% | demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Xhosa}} | demographics2_info2 = 19.9% | demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}} | demographics2_info3 = 2.7% | demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Sotho}} | demographics2_info4 = 1.1% | demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}} | demographics2_info5 = 2.5%  | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2  | blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank_info_sec1 = EC109

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'''Kou-Kamma Municipality''' ({{langx|af|Kou-Kamma Munisipaliteit}}; {{langx|xh|uMasipala wase Kou-Kamma}}) is a local municipality in South Africa. It is situated in the southwest corner of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality along the Indian Ocean coastline, in the southwestern sector of South Africa's Eastern Cape province. To the west lies the Western Cape. Kou-Kamma also borders the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality in the north and the Kouga Local Municipality to the east. The geographical area of the municipality is 12,540 square kilometres.

Its name is a blend of the names of the Kouga (''Kou''-) and Tsitsikamma (-''Kamma'') mountains, which in turn were named after the rivers Kouga and Tsitsikamma.<ref>{{citation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012082133/http://sagns.dac.gov.za/local_authorities.asp|url=//sagns.dac.gov.za/local_authorities.asp|title=Local and district municipality's names|publisher=South African Geographical Names System|archive-date=2004-10-12}}</ref>

The municipality is a relatively poor area with high unemployment and low levels of literacy. Settlements tend to be scattered, which has posed challenges to the provision of infrastructure and basic services such as water, sanitation, and electricity. The Kou-Kamma Municipality is composed of two distinct regions: the coastal belt (referred to as the Tsitsikamma or the Western Coastal Zone, which includes settlements such as Coldstream, Stormsrivier and Clarkson), and the inland area of the Langkloof (including settlements such as Kareedouw, Tweeriviere, Joubertina and Louterwater). The two areas are separated by the Tsitsikamma Mountains. The nature of the two areas differs vastly. The Coastal Zone is characterised by a diverse and fast-growing economy driven by tourism and agriculture, a fast-growing population linked to the economic opportunities, a good water supply, and a wealth of holiday destinations and indigenous forests. In contrast, employment in the Langkloof is characterised by seasonal agriculture with high labour requirements. The area has greater challenges in terms of sufficient water supply, with additional pressure due to a high population growth related to migrant labour.<ref name=plan>{{cite web|url=http://www.koukammamunicipality.co.za/web-images/koukamma/file/documents/KOUKAMMA%20IDP%202007-2012.pdf|title=Kou-Kamma Municipality – Integrated Development Plan: 2007-2012|access-date=2009-10-05}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Main places== The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:<ref>[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Place !! Code !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!! Population !! Most spoken language |- | Boskop || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20901 20901]||1.03||531||Xhosa |- | Coldstream || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20902 20902]||3.26||954||Afrikaans |- | Joubertina || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20903 20903]||2.68||845||Afrikaans |- | Kagiso Height || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20904 20904]||0.09||854||Xhosa |- | Kareedouw || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20905 20905]||1.67||743||Afrikaans |- | Krakeel Rivier || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20907 20907]||1.23||1,667||Afrikaans |- | Louterwater || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20908 20908]||1.03||2,535||Afrikaans |- | Sandrif || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20909 20909]||1.63||1,872||Afrikaans |- | Stormsrivier || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20910 20910]||1.67||598||Afrikaans |- | Thornham || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20911 20911]||3.85||1,026||Afrikaans |- | Tsitsikamma National Park || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20912 20912]||11.05||284||Afrikaans |- | Tweeriviere || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20913 20913]||0.64||3,995||Afrikaans |- | Uitkyk || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20914 20914]||1.21||2,303||Afrikaans |- | Witelsbos || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20915 20915]||2.47||42||Afrikaans |- | Woodslands || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20916 20916]||0.35||1,304||Afrikaans |- | ''Remainder of the municipality'' || [https://census.adrianfrith.com/place/20906 20906]||3,541.35||14,729||Afrikaans |}

==Politics== {{main|Kou-Kamma Local Municipality elections}} 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kou-Kamma |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/EC109/short |access-date=2021-12-30 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref> {{Election results |firstround=Ward |secondround=List |party1=African National Congress |votes1=4595 |votes1_2=4957 |seats1=5 |seats1_2=1 |totseats1=6 |party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=2629 |votes2_2=3032 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=3 |party3=Patriotic Alliance |votes3=1094 |votes3_2=1150 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1 |party4=Independent candidates |votes4=1280 |votes4_2= |seats4=1 |seats4_2= |totseats4=1 |party5=Freedom Front Plus |votes5=270 |votes5_2=313 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=1 |totseats5=1 |party6=4 other parties |votes6=486 |votes6_2=804 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0 |invalid=237 |invalid2=274 |electorate=20645 |electorate2=20645 }}

==References== <references />

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091115075836/http://www.koukammamunicipality.co.za/ Official website]

Category:Local municipalities of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality