Drakenstein Local Municipality
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Drakenstein 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 217,089. Its municipality code is WC023.
s.
After the local government elections of 2006, a coalition was formed by the African National Congress
(ANC) and the Independent Democrats (ID), and Charmaine Manuel of the ANC was elected as executive mayor
with Wilhelm Nothnagel of the ID as deputy mayor. In April of 2007 the ID broke the coalition, and formed a new coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA); Koos Louw of the DA was elected mayor while Nothnagel remained deputy mayor. During the floor crossing
period in September 2007, seven councillors (five from the ID, including Nothnagel) defected to the ANC, giving the ANC an outright majority (32 of 61 seats) on the council. Charmaine Manuel was re-elected as mayor, with Nothnagel continuing as deputy.
In the 2011 local government elections the DA managed to turn the tables, and obtained an outright majority on the council, holding 35 seats out of 61.
The Drakenstein Municapilty consists of the towns of Paarl
, Wellington
and Saron, Western Cape
, and the surrounding villages and farms.
of 2001, there are 194,419 people and 44,409 households residing in the municipality. The population density
is 126.41/km². The density of households is 28.87/km². The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African
21.35%, Coloured
63.75%, India
n/Asia
n 0.3%, and White 14.6%.
11.4% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 4.38.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 15, 19.7% from 15 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.2 males.
In the municipality 76.7% of residents speak Afrikaans
at home, 3.4% speak English
, 0.0% speak Ndebele
, 18.9% speak Xhosa
, 0.0% speak Zulu
, 0.0% speak Northern Sotho
, 0.6% speak Sotho, 0.0% speak Tswana
, 0.0% speak Swati
, 0.0% speak Venda
, and 0.0% speak Tsonga
. 0.2% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.
90.5% of residents are Christian
, 5.8% have no religion
, 1.8% are Muslim
, 0.0% are Jewish
, and 0.0% are Hindu
. 1.9% have other or undetermined beliefs.
6.4% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 19.3% have had some primary school, 9.1% have completed only primary school, 35.1% have had some high school
education, 20.9% have finished only high school, and 9.2% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 30.1% of residents have completed high school.
57.7% of housing units have a telephone
and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 39.2% have access to a phone nearby, and 3.1% have access that is not nearby or no access. 88.7% of households have a flush or chemical toilet
. 78.1% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 1.7% have no rubbish disposal. 65.9% have running water inside their dwelling, 86.9% have running water on their property, and 97.9% have access to running water. 78.9% of households use electricity
for cooking, 75.2% for heating, and 86.8% for lighting. 76.7% of households have a radio
, 74.8% have a television
, 13.6% own a computer
, 74.0% have a refrigerator
, and 36.2% have a cell-phone.
14.7% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 48.7% are Black African, 49.0% are Coloured, 0.2% are Indian/Asian, and 2.2% are White. 32.5% of Black Africans are unemployed, 11.5% of Coloureds, 10.1% of Indians/Asians, and 2.1% of Whites.
The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 is R 15 553 ($2,298). Males have a median annual income of R 17 722 ($2,622) versus R 12 254 ($1,813) for females. The median annual income by race is R 10 851 ($1,606) for Black Africans, R 13 352 ($1,976) for Coloureds, R 29 325 ($4,339) for Indians/Asians, and R 60 313 ($8,925) for Whites. The annual income distribution in Drakenstein Municipality is:
Statistics South Africa Census 2001
Local municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality
Cape Winelands District Municipality
The Cape Winelands District Municipality, formerly the Boland District Municipality, is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2007, it had a population of 712,413...
, in the Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. As of 2007, it had a population of 217,089. Its municipality code is WC023.
Government
Drakenstein is divided into thirty-one wards, with a total of sixty one councillorCouncillor
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s.
After the local government elections of 2006, a coalition was formed by the African National Congress
African National Congress
The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
(ANC) and the Independent Democrats (ID), and Charmaine Manuel of the ANC was elected as executive mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
with Wilhelm Nothnagel of the ID as deputy mayor. In April of 2007 the ID broke the coalition, and formed a new coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA); Koos Louw of the DA was elected mayor while Nothnagel remained deputy mayor. During the floor crossing
Floor crossing (South Africa)
Floor crossing in South Africa was a controversial system under which Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Legislatures and Local Government councillors could change political party and take their seats with them when they did so...
period in September 2007, seven councillors (five from the ID, including Nothnagel) defected to the ANC, giving the ANC an outright majority (32 of 61 seats) on the council. Charmaine Manuel was re-elected as mayor, with Nothnagel continuing as deputy.
In the 2011 local government elections the DA managed to turn the tables, and obtained an outright majority on the council, holding 35 seats out of 61.
Mayors
- Charmaine Manuel (September 2007 - Present) (ANCAfrican National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
) - Koos Louw (April 2007 - September 2007) (DA)
- Charmaine Manuel (March 2006 - April 2007) (ANCAfrican National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
)
Geography
The municipality has a total area of 1538 square kilometres (593.8 sq mi).The Drakenstein Municapilty consists of the towns of Paarl
Paarl
Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
, Wellington
Wellington, Western Cape
Wellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 58,300. Wellington's economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of...
and Saron, Western Cape
Saron, Western Cape
Saron is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It counts about 4000 inhabitants. Saron has its name written on the side of Saronsberg Saron's postal code is 6812....
, and the surrounding villages and farms.
Adjacent municipalities
- Bergrivier Local MunicipalityBergrivier Local MunicipalityBergrivier Municipality is a local municipality located within the West Coast District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Piketberg is the seat of the municipality. As of 2007, it had a population of 44,741. Its municipality code is WC013.- Government :The mayor of the...
, West Coast District MunicipalityWest Coast District MunicipalityThe West Coast District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC1. Moorreesburg is the seat of the district...
(north) - Witzenberg Local MunicipalityWitzenberg Local MunicipalityWitzenberg 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 75,148....
(northeast) - Breede Valley Local MunicipalityBreede Valley Local MunicipalityBreede 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 134,271. Its municipality code is WC025.- Government :...
(southeast) - Stellenbosch Local MunicipalityStellenbosch Local MunicipalityStellenbosch Local Municipality is the local municipality that governs the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Pniel, and the surrounding rural areas, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It covers an area of and, , had a population of 200,524 people in 36,413 households...
(south) - City of Cape TownCity of Cape TownThe City of Cape Town is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2007, it had a population of 3,497,097....
(southwest) - Swartland Local MunicipalitySwartland Local MunicipalitySwartland Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Malmesbury is the seat of the municipality. As of 2007, it had a population of 77,524...
, West Coast District Municipality (northwest)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2001, there are 194,419 people and 44,409 households residing in the municipality. The population density
Population density
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is 126.41/km². The density of households is 28.87/km². The racial makeup of the municipality is Black African
Black people
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21.35%, Coloured
Coloured
In the South African, Namibian, Zambian, Botswana and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured refers to an heterogenous ethnic group who possess ancestry from Europe, various Khoisan and Bantu tribes of Southern Africa, West Africa, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaya, India, Mozambique,...
63.75%, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n/Asia
Asia
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n 0.3%, and White 14.6%.
11.4% of all households are made up of individuals. The average household size is 4.38.
In the municipality the population is spread out with 28.5% under the age of 15, 19.7% from 15 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 26 years. For every 100 females there are 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.2 males.
In the municipality 76.7% of residents speak Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
at home, 3.4% speak English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, 0.0% speak Ndebele
Southern Ndebele language
The Southern Ndebele language is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the amaNdebele . There are two dialects of Southern Ndebele in South Africa:* the Northern Transvaal Ndebele or Nrebele...
, 18.9% speak Xhosa
Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
, 0.0% speak Zulu
Zulu language
Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...
, 0.0% speak Northern Sotho
Northern Sotho language
Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,...
, 0.6% speak Sotho, 0.0% speak Tswana
Tswana language
Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi...
, 0.0% speak Swati
Swati language
The Swazi or Swati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas...
, 0.0% speak Venda
Venda language
Venda, also known as or , is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. The majority of Venda speakers live in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo Province, but about 10% of speakers live in Zimbabwe. The Venda language is related to Kalanga which is spoken in Botswana...
, and 0.0% speak Tsonga
Tsonga language
The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages...
. 0.2% of the population speaks a non-official language at home.
90.5% of residents are Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, 5.8% have no religion
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, 1.8% are Muslim
Islam
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, 0.0% are Jewish
Judaism
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, and 0.0% are Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. 1.9% have other or undetermined beliefs.
6.4% of residents aged 20 and over have received no schooling, 19.3% have had some primary school, 9.1% have completed only primary school, 35.1% have had some high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
education, 20.9% have finished only high school, and 9.2% have an education higher than the high school level. Overall, 30.1% of residents have completed high school.
57.7% of housing units have a telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
and/or cell-phone in the dwelling, 39.2% have access to a phone nearby, and 3.1% have access that is not nearby or no access. 88.7% of households have a flush or chemical toilet
Toilet
A toilet is a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement, often found in a small room referred to as a toilet/bathroom/lavatory...
. 78.1% have refuse removed by the municipality at least once a week and 1.7% have no rubbish disposal. 65.9% have running water inside their dwelling, 86.9% have running water on their property, and 97.9% have access to running water. 78.9% of households use electricity
Electricity
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for cooking, 75.2% for heating, and 86.8% for lighting. 76.7% of households have a radio
Radio
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, 74.8% have a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, 13.6% own a computer
Computer
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, 74.0% have a refrigerator
Refrigerator
A refrigerator is a common household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump that transfers heat from the inside of the fridge to its external environment so that the inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room...
, and 36.2% have a cell-phone.
14.7% of the population aged 15-65 is unemployed. Of the unemployed persons, 48.7% are Black African, 49.0% are Coloured, 0.2% are Indian/Asian, and 2.2% are White. 32.5% of Black Africans are unemployed, 11.5% of Coloureds, 10.1% of Indians/Asians, and 2.1% of Whites.
The median annual income of working adults aged 15-65 is R 15 553 ($2,298). Males have a median annual income of R 17 722 ($2,622) versus R 12 254 ($1,813) for females. The median annual income by race is R 10 851 ($1,606) for Black Africans, R 13 352 ($1,976) for Coloureds, R 29 325 ($4,339) for Indians/Asians, and R 60 313 ($8,925) for Whites. The annual income distribution in Drakenstein Municipality is:
- No income 2.0%
- R 12 – R 4 800 ($2 - $721) 6.1%
- R 4 812 – R 9 600 ($723 - $1,443) 26.1%
- R 9 612 – R 19 200 ($1,445 – $2,886) 25.5%
- R 19 212 – R 38 400 ($2,888 - $5,772) 18.7%
- R 38 412 – R 76 800 ($5,774 - $11,543) 12.3%
- R 76 812 – R 153 600 ($11,545 - $23,087) 6.2%
- R 153 612 – R 307 200 ($23,089 - $46,174) 2.1%
- R 307 212 – R 614 400 ($46,176 - $92,348) 0.6%
- R 614 412 or more ($92,350+) 0.5%
Statistics South Africa Census 2001
Cities and towns
- GoudaGouda, Western CapeGouda, Western Cape is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa....
- Mbekweni
- Paarl
- SaronSaron, Western CapeSaron is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It counts about 4000 inhabitants. Saron has its name written on the side of Saronsberg Saron's postal code is 6812....
- WellingtonWellington, Western CapeWellington is a town in the Western Cape Winelands 45 minutes from Cape Town, in South Africa with a population of approximately 58,300. Wellington's economy is centered around agriculture such as wine, table grapes, citrus fruit and a brandy industry. The town is located 75 km north-east of...