Magareng Local Municipality

{{Infobox settlement | name = Magareng | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = Local municipality  | image_seal = Magareng_CoA.png | seal_size = 150x100px  | image_map = Map of the Northern Cape with Magareng highlighted (2011).svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in the Northern Cape |coordinates = {{coord|28|10|S|24|50|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_dim:50km|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =   | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Northern Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Frances Baard  | seat = Warrenton | 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 |accessdate=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archivedate=14 July 2010 }} </ref> | government_type = Municipal council | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Neo Mase | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1542  | population_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC093__magareng/ |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=17 February 2025}} </ref> | population_total = 26,816 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto  | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}} | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population"/> | demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}} | demographics1_info1 = 74.3% | demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}} | demographics1_info2 = 14.2% | demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}} | demographics1_info3 = 1.1% | demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}} | demographics1_info4 = 10.4%  | demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_langs">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}} </ref> | demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Tswana}} | demographics2_info1 = 67.2% | demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}} | demographics2_info2 = 21.2% | demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Xhosa}} | demographics2_info3 = 3.6% | demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Sotho}} | demographics2_info4 = 2.2% | demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}} | demographics2_info5 = 5.8%  | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2  | blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank_info_sec1 = NC093

| footnotes = }} '''Magareng Municipality''' ({{langx|tn|Mmasepala wa Magareng}}; {{langx|af|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.<ref>[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names]</ref>

==Main places== The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/385 |title=Magareng Local Municipality |work=Census 2011}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Place !! Code !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!! Population |- | Ikutseng || [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/385001 385001] ||align=right| 4.9 ||align=right| 16,683 |- | Warrenton || [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/385002 385002] ||align=right| 26.8 ||align=right| 5,905 |- | ''Remainder of the municipality'' || [http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/385003 385003] ||align=right| 1,510.0 ||align=right| 1,616 |-class=sortbottom |colspan=2| '''Total''' ||align=right| '''1,541.7''' ||align=right| '''24,204''' |}

== Politics == {{main|Magareng 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 a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Results Summary - All Ballots|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Detailed%20Results/NC/NC093.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Seat Calculation Detail|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/NC/NC093.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align:right" !colspan="9" align="center"| Magareng local election, 1 November 2021 |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party !!colspan="4" align="center"| Votes !!colspan="3" align="center"| Seats |- ! Ward !! List !! Total !! % !! Ward !! List !! Total |- | {{Full party name with color |African National Congress}} | 2,989 || 3,146 || 6,135 || 50.3% || 5 || 1 || 6 |- | {{Full party name with color |Economic Freedom Fighters}} | 1,064 || 1,400 || 2,464 || 20.2% || 0 || 2 || 2 |- | {{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} | 756 || 859 || 1,615 || 13.3% || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | {{Full party name with color |Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)}} | 378 || 477 || 855 || 7.0% || 0 || 1 || 1 |- | {{Full party name with color |Independent candidates}} | 716 || – || 716 || 5.9% || 0 || – || 0 |- | {{Full party name with color |Freedom Front Plus}} | 159 || 160 || 319 || 2.6% || 0 || 0 || 0 |- | {{Full party name with color |African Christian Democratic Party}} | 36 || 46 || 82 || 0.7% || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| '''Total''' | '''6,098''' || '''6,088''' || '''12,186''' || || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''11''' |- |colspan="9"| |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Valid votes | 6,098 || 6,088 || 12,186 || 98.2% |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes | 106 || 122 || 228 || 1.8% |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| '''Total votes cast''' | '''6,204''' || '''6,210''' || '''12,414''' || |- |colspan="6"| |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Voter turnout | 6,213 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Registered voters | 11,644 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Turnout percentage | 53.4% |}

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Category:Local municipalities of the Frances Baard District Municipality