Siyancuma Local Municipality
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Siyancuma
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| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Siyancuma_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of the Northern Cape with Siyancuma highlighted (2011).svg
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| map_caption = Location in the Northern Cape
|coordinates = {{coord|29|0|S|23|30|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_dim:200km|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Northern Cape
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Pixley ka Seme
| seat = Douglas
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 7
| government_footnotes = {{Cite web |date=2016-06-28 |title=Departments - Siyancuma Municipality |url=https://siyancuma.gov.za/departments-2/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |language=en-US}}
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party = ANC
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Patrick McKlein
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 16753
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC078__siyancuma/ |title=Siyancuma (Local Municipality, South Africa) |publisher=citypopulation.de |accessdate=17 February 2025}}
| population_total = 53165
| population_as_of = 2022
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2022)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 30.4%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 58.2%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.7%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 10.5%
| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=siyancuma-municipality |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=18 April 2025}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info1 = 88.9%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Tswana}}
| demographics2_info2 = 5.1%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}}
| demographics2_info3 = 1.3%
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| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 3.7%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = NC078
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Siyancuma Municipality ({{langx|af|Siyancuma Munisipaliteit}}) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]
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! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language | ||||
Breipaal | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31401 31401] | 1.40 | 8,533 | Afrikaans |
Campbell | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31402 31402] | 78.42 | 1,763 | Afrikaans |
Douglas | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31403 31403] | 73.29 | 6,946 | Afrikaans |
Griekwastad | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31404 31404] | 77.09 | 3,952 | Afrikaans |
Mathlomola | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31405 31405] | 0.18 | 1,265 | Afrikaans |
Ritchie | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31406 31406] | 140.31 | 953 | Afrikaans |
Schmidtsdrift | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31407 31407] | 22.75 | 3,243 | |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/31408 31408] | 9,634.35 | 9,152 | Afrikaans |
Politics
{{main|Siyancuma Local Municipality elections}}
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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.{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Results Summary - All Ballots|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Detailed%20Results/NC/NC078.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=Seat Calculation Detail|url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/NC/NC078.pdf|access-date=12 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission of South Africa}}
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!colspan="9" align="center"| Siyancuma local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||
rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party | colspan="4" align="center"| Votes | colspan="3" align="center"| Seats | ||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
{{Full party name with color |African National Congress}}
| 5,032 | 5,340 | 10,372 | 52.1% | 5 | 1 | 6 |
{{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 2,040 | 2,954 | 4,994 | 25.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 |
{{Full party name with color |Independent candidates}}
| 2,227 | – | 2,227 | 11.2% | 2 | – | 2 |
{{Full party name with color |Freedom Front Plus}}
| 458 | 787 | 1,245 | 6.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Full party name with color |Economic Freedom Fighters}}
| 422 | 640 | 1,062 | 5.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 10,179 | 9,721 | 19,900 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
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colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Valid votes
| 10,179 | 9,721 | 19,900 | 95.8% | |||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 214 | 664 | 878 | 4.2% | |||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total votes cast
| 10,393 | 10,385 | 20,778 | ||||
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colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Voter turnout
| 10,443 | ||||||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Registered voters
| 19,436 | ||||||
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Turnout percentage
| 53.7% |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130907185039/http://www.siyancuma.gov.za/Siyancuma/ Official website]
{{Pixley ka Seme District Municipality}}
{{Municipalities of the Northern Cape}}
Category:Local municipalities of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
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