Kareeberg Local Municipality
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Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[2]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Demographics
According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 10,961 people, a slight decrease from the 2011 population of 11,673. 86.4% of residents identified as "Coloured," 9.2% as "White," and 3.6% as "Black African."[3]
Politics
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| Kareeberg local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Template:Full party name with color | 2,166 | 2,173 | 4,339 | 44.2% | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Template:Full party name with color | 926 | 912 | 1,838 | 18.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Template:Full party name with color | 825 | 871 | 1,696 | 17.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Template:Full party name with color | 815 | 793 | 1,608 | 16.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Template:Full party name with color | 165 | 162 | 327 | 3.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Full party name with color | 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% | |||||||
By-elections from November 2021
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022[6] | 4 | Template:Full party name with color | Template:Full party name with color | ||
References
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- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South AfricaScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC074__kareeberg/
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External links
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