| Central Karoo | |
| Native Name: | Sentraal Karoo |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Image Map1: | Map of the Central Karoo district with local municipalities labelled.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Local municipalities within the Central Karoo |
| Coordinates: | -32.6667°N 37°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Beaufort West |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Laingsburg |
| P2: | Prince Albert |
| P3: | Beaufort West |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gayton Mckenzie |
| Area Total Km2: | 38854 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 71011 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 12.7% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 76.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 10.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 87.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 7.8% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.6% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC5 |
The Central Karoo District Municipality (Afrikaans: Sentraal Karoo-distriksmunisipaliteit) is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC5.
The Central Karoo District Municipality is divided into three local municipalities, which are described in the following table.
| Name | Seat | Population (2011) | Area (km2) | Density (inhabitants/km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laingsburg[4] | 8,289 | 8,784 | 0.94 | ||
| Prince Albert[5] | 13,136 | 8,153 | 1.61 | ||
| Beaufort West[6] | 49,586 | 21,917 | 2.26 | ||
| Total | 71,011 | 38,854 | 1.83 | ||
The following statistics are from the 2011 Census.[7] Note that due to fuzzing applied to statistics, columns may not sum to exactly the indicated total.
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The council of the Central Karoo District Municipality consists of thirteen councillors. Six councillors are directly elected by party-list proportional representation, and seven are appointed by the councils of the local municipalities in the district: five by Beaufort West and one each by Laingsburg and Prince Albert.
there are six councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA), four from the African National Congress (ANC), two from the Karoo Gemeenskap Party (KGP) and one from the Karoo Democratic Force (KDF). The DA, KGP and KDF are in a coalition which governs the council.[8] The following table shows the detailed composition of the council.[8]
| Party | Directly elected | Appointed by local councils | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laingsburg | Prince Albert | Beaufort West | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the election of the six directly elected councillors.[9] [10]
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,037 | 45.4% | 3 | ||
| 9,811 | 40.4% | 2 | ||
| 1,807 | 7.4% | 1 | ||
| 1,001 | 4.1% | 0 | ||
| 288 | 1.2% | 0 | ||
| 208 | 0.9% | 0 | ||
| 134 | 0.6% | 0 | ||
| Total | 24,286 | 6 | ||
| Valid votes | 24,286 | 98.6% | ||
| Spoilt votes | 346 | 1.4% | ||
| Total votes cast | 24,632 | |||
| Registered voters | 37,907 | |||
| Turnout percentage | 65.0% | |||