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词条 Breede Valley Local Municipality
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  1. Geography

  2. Politics

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox South African municipality
| name = Breede Valley
| native_name = Breedevallei
| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Breede Valley_CoA.png
| image_map = Map of the Western Cape with Breede Valley highlighted (2011).svg
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| map_alt = The Breede Valley Local Municipality is located east of Cape Town in the Cape Winelands District Municipality.
| map_caption = Location in the Western Cape
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|40|S|19|30|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd_dim:80km|display=inline,title}}
|lats= |latNS=S
|longs= |longEW=E
| province = Western Cape
| district = Cape Winelands
| seat = Worcester
| parts_type = Wards
| parts = 21
| government_footnotes = [1]
| mayor_party = DA
| mayor = Antoinette Steyn
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| muni_code = WC025
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Breede Valley Municipality is a local municipality located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2007, it had a population of 166,825. Its municipality code is WC025.

Geography

The municipality covers a total area of {{convert|3833|km2}}. It includes a middle section of the Breede River Valley around the town of Worcester, and stretches up the Hex River valley to the edge of the Karoo. It abuts on the Witzenberg Municipality to the north, the Laingsburg Municipality to the east, the Langeberg Municipality to the southeast, the Theewaterskloof Municipality to the south, the Stellenbosch Municipality to the southwest and the Drakenstein Municipality to the west.

According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 166,825 people in 42,527 households. Of this population, 63.3% describe themselves as "Coloured", 24.3% as "Black African", and 10.7% as "White". The first language of 76.0% of the population is Afrikaans, while 16.1% speak Xhosa, 2.9% speak English and 2.7% speak Sotho.[2]

Most of the residents of the municipality live in Worcester, which as of 2011 has a population of 97,078.[3] Other towns in the municipality are Rawsonville (pop. 3,099) close to Worcester in the Breede Valley; De Doorns (pop. 11,278) in the Hex River Valley; and Touws River (pop. 8,126) on the edge of the Karoo.

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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 3 August 2016 the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4][5][6]

{{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}{{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}{{Party name with colour |Breedevallei Onafhanklik |shortname=Breedevallei Onafhanklik}}{{Party name with colour |Economic Freedom Fighters}}{{Party name with colour |Freedom Front Plus}}{{Party name with colour |People's Democratic Movement (South Africa) |shortname=People's Democratic Movement}}{{Party name with colour |African Christian Democratic Party}}{{Party name with colour |Civic Independent |colour=lightgrey |shortname=Civic Independent}}{{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}{{Party name with colour |Independent (politics)}}{{Party name with colour |United Democratic Movement}}{{Party name with colour |Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)}}{{Party name with colour |Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa}}
PartyVotesSeats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
24,696 24,917 49,613 54.1 15 7 22
13,691 13,719 27,410 29.9 6 6 12
3,941 3,872 7,813 8.5 0 4 4
1,278 1,280 2,558 2.8 0 1 1
528 472 1,000 1.1 0 1 1
464 389 853 0.9 0 1 1
382 390 772 0.8 0 0 0
295 231 526 0.6 0 0 0
206 278 484 0.5 0 0 0
251 251 0.3 0 0
90 113 203 0.2 0 0 0
23 87 110 0.1 0 0 0
35 46 81 0.1 0 0 0
Total 45,880 45,794 91,674 21 20 41
Valid votes 45,880 45,794 91,674 98.9
Spoilt votes 512 535 1,047 1.1
Total votes cast 46,392 46,329 92,721
Total voter turnout 46,440
Registered voters 77,483
Turnout percentage 59.9

The local council sends five representatives to the council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality: three from the Democratic Alliance and one each from the African National Congress and Breedevallei Onafhanklik.[7]

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/168 |title=Breede Valley Local Municipality |work=Census 2011}}
3. ^Sum of the Main Places Zweletemba and Worcester from Census 2011.
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Detailed%20Results/WP/WC025.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Breede Valley |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=24 May 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC025.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Breede Valley |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=24 May 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/402/Voter%20Turnout/WP/WC025.pdf |title=Voter Turnout Report: Breede Valley |publisher=Electoral Commission |accessdate=27 May 2017}}
7. ^{{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=24 May 2017}}

External links

  • Official website
  • Breede Valley Local Municipality on the Western Cape Government website
{{Cape Winelands District Municipality}}{{Municipalities of the Western Cape}}

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