| Baviaans | |
| Settlement Type: | Former local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | -33.3°N 52°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarah Baartman |
| Seat: | Willowmore |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 4 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ewald Lock |
| Area Total Km2: | 11668 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 17761 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 12.0% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 80.3% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 7.0% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 91.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 5.8% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.7% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 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 was named after the Baviaanskloof. The name is of Dutch origin and means "baboons ravine".[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20702 | 22.03 | 713 | Afrikaans | ||
| 20703 | 2.58 | 2,912 | Afrikaans | ||
| 20704 | 20.24 | 6,398 | Afrikaans | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 20701 | 7,679.23 | 5,312 | Afrikaans |
The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was 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)[6]
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.[7] [8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 3,644 | 3,629 | 7,273 | 55.4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2,922 | 2,940 | 5,862 | 44.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 6,566 | 6,569 | 13,135 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 83 | 86 | 169 | |||||