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词条 Bitou Local Municipality
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  1. Geography

  2. Politics

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox South African municipality
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| native_name =Plett
| settlement_type = Local municipality
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| image_map = Map of the Western Cape with Bitou highlighted.svg
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| map_caption = Location of Bitou Local Municipality within the Western Cape
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|lats= |latNS=S
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| province = Western Cape
| district = Garden Route
| seat = Plettenberg Bay
| parts_type = Wards
| parts = 7
| government_footnotes = [1]
| mayor_party = AUF
| mayor = Peter Lobese
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| muni_code = WC047
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Bitou Local Municipality (formerly known as Plettenberg Bay Municipality) is a municipality part of Garden Route District Municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is WC047.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of {{convert|992|km2}} between the Indian Ocean and the Tsitsikamma Mountains around the town of Plettenberg Bay. It is the easternmost municipality on the coast of the Western Cape, with its eastern edge at the Bloukrans River forming the border with the Eastern Cape. It abuts on the Knysna Municipality to the west, the George Municipality to the northwest, and the Kou-Kamma Municipality to the east.

According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 49,162 people in 16,645 households. Of this population, 45.2% describe themselves as "Black African", 31.2% as "Coloured", and 16.9% as "White". The first language of 43.4% of the population is Afrikaans, while 38.0% speak Xhosa and 13.3% speak English.[2]

A majority of residents of the municipality live in the town of Plettenberg Bay, which in 2011 had a population of 31,804.[3] On the other side of the Keurbooms River mouth from Plettenberg Bay is the coastal resort of Keurboomstrand (pop. 475), while the resort of Nature's Valley (pop. 460) is situated further east at the mouth of the Groot River. The Griqua settlement of Kranshoek (pop. 5,597) is situated west of Plettenberg Bay. In the interior of the municipality are villages at Kurland (pop. 4,033) and Wittedrif (pop. 1,822).

Politics

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 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority; the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress (ANC) won six seats each, with the remaining seat going to the Congress of the People (COPE). The DA and COPE formed a coalition to govern the municipality.[4]

The DA won a ward from the ANC in a by-election held in 2014, and governed Bitou alone with an outright majority of seats on the council.[5]

A hung council was elected following the 2016 municipal elections, with the DA and ANC each winning six seats, and the final seat going to the Active United Front (AUF). The AUF chose to join forces with the ANC. However, six months later, in April 2017, the AUF announced that the partnership had fallen apart because the ANC had frustrated attempts to establish clean administration, had failed to commit resources to address problems, had not implemented the coalition agreement, and had not signed the agreed-upon service delivery plan. The DA and AUF negotiated for a month, following which the DA gained control of the municipality.[6]

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[7][8][9]

{{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}{{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}{{Party name with colour |Active United Front |shortname=Active United Front}}{{Party name with colour |Economic Freedom Fighters}}{{Party name with colour |African Christian Democratic Party}}{{Party name with colour |African Independent Congress}}{{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}{{Party name with colour |Bitou Independent Party |shortname=Bitou Independent Party}}{{Party name with colour |United Democratic Movement}}{{Party name with colour |Democratic New Civic Association |shortname=Democratic New Civic Association}}{{Party name with colour |Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa}}
PartyVotesSeats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
9,1419,14118,28248.6%426
7,7467,67315,41941.0%336
1,0269892,0155.4%011
3533386911.8%000
2052104151.1%000
1482634111.1%000
93871800.5%000
51621130.3%000
1941600.2%000
1611270.1%000
98170.0%000
Total 18,807 18,823 37,630 7 6 13
Valid votes 18,807 18,823 37,630 99.0%
Spoilt votes 181 195 376 1.0%
Total votes cast 18,988 19,018 38,006
Voter turnout 19,039
Registered voters 27,867
Turnout percentage 68.3%

The local council sends two representatives to the council of the Garden Route District Municipality. {{Asof|2017|02}} this delegation consisted of one councillor from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.[10]

References

1. ^{{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 |deadurl=yes |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 |df= }}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/179 |title=Bitou Local Municipality |work=Census 2011}}
3. ^Sum of the Main Places Bossiesgerf, New Horizons, Kwanokuthula and Plettenberg Bay from Census 2011.
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.westerncape.gov.za/other/2012/8/political_composition_of_councils_august_2012.pdf |title=Political composition of councils |date=August 2012 |publisher=Western Cape Department of Local Government |accessdate=17 August 2012}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/important-win-for-da-in-plett-by-election-1.1753127|title=‘Important’ win for DA in Plett by-election|last=|first=|date=|work=Independent Online|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en}}
6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://citizen.co.za/news/news-national/1512917/anc-booted-in-bitou-municipality-da-takes-over/|title=ANC booted in Bitou municipality, DA takes over|last=|first=|date=2017-05-13|work=The Citizen|access-date=2017-05-13|language=en}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Detailed%20Results/WP/WC047.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Bitou |publisher=Electoral Commission |accessdate=5 June 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC047.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Bitou |publisher=Electoral Commission |accessdate=5 June 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Voter%20Turnout/WP/WC047.pdf |title=Voter Turnout Report: Bitou |publisher=Electoral Commission |accessdate=5 June 2017}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.westerncape.gov.za/sites/www.westerncape.gov.za/files/political_composition_march_2017_0.pdf |title=Political composition of councils February 2017 |date=February 2017 |publisher=Western Cape Department of Local Government |accessdate=5 June 2017}}

External links

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20120308093117/http://www.plett.gov.za/
{{Garden Route District Municipality}}{{Municipalities of the Western Cape}}

1 : Local municipalities of the Garden Route District Municipality

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