Baviaans Municipality
| Baviaans | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 33°18′S 23°29′E / 33.300°S 23.483°ECoordinates: 33°18′S 23°29′E / 33.300°S 23.483°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Sarah Baartman | |
| Seat | Willowmore | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Ewald Lock (DA) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,668 km2 (4,505 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 17,761 | |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 12.0% | |
| • Coloured | 80.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 7.0% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Afrikaans | 91.2% | |
| • Xhosa | 5.8% | |
| • English | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 1.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC107 | |
Baviaans Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality.
The municipality is named after the Baviaanskloof. The name is of Dutch origin and means "baboons ravine".
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
In the 2009 South African general election the Democratic Alliance won a plurality of 45.77% (2,290 votes), while the African National Congress received only 44.73% (2,238 vote). Other minor parties included COPE with 4.72% (236 votes) and the Independent Democrats with 2.12% (106 votes)
In the election of 18 May 2011 the Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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