City of Cape Town
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City of Cape Town | |
| Municipal code | CPT |
| Area | 2 499 km² |
| Neighbours | Swartland (north), Drakenstein (northeast), Stellenbosch (east), Theewaterskloof (southeast), Overstrand (southeast) |
| Mayor | Helen Zille (DA) |
| Population | 2 893 246 (1 157.76/km²) |
| Habitations | 778 237 (311.42/km²) |
| Racial makeup | 48.1% Coloured, 31.7% Black, 18.8% White, 1.4% Asian |
| Home languages | 41.4% Afrikaans, 28.8% isiXhosa, 28.0% English |
| Official website | http://www.capetown.gov.za/ |
The City of Cape Town (Afrikaans: Stad Kaapstad; Xhosa: Isixeko saseKapa; in full the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality; colloquially the Cape Town Unicity; formerly the Cape Metropolitan Administration) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of 2001, its population was 2,893,246.<ref>City of Cape Town. Census 2001 Statistics. Retrieved on 2006-03-10.</ref>
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[edit] Government
Cape Town is governed by a 210-member city council, who answer to a 28-member executive council. This in turn is presided over by a city manager and an executive mayor. The city is divided into 105 electoral wards; each ward directly elects one member of the council. The other 105 councillors are elected by a system of party-list proportional representation. The mayor is chosen by the city council.
The current mayor is Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance. <ref>Phillip, Bulelani and Essop, Philda. "It's Mayor Zille for Cape Town", Cape Argus, p. 1. Retrieved on 2006-03-15.</ref> In the 2006 local government election, the Democratic Alliance was the largest single party with 90 of the 210 seats on the council, ahead of the African National Congress's 81 seats, but with no party holding a majority. <ref>Seat Calculation Summary: City of Cape Town (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission (2006). Retrieved on 2006-03-15.</ref>
Before the unification of Cape Town's local government into the so-called "Unicity", it was divided into six regional "Administrations"; many functions of the Unicity are still divided according to the old Administrations. The administrations were:
- Cape Town - the City Bowl, the Atlantic seaboard, the southern suburbs, Pinelands, Langa, and Mitchell's Plain.
- South Peninsula - Hout Bay, Wynberg, Constantia, Fish Hoek, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, and Simon's Town.
- Blaauwberg - Milnerton, Tableview, and Bloubergstrand.
- Tygerberg - Tygerberg, Durbanville, Bellvile, and Khayelitsha.
- Oostenberg - Kraaifontein, Brackenfell, Kuilsrivier, Blue Downs, and Eerste River.
- Helderberg - Somerset West, Strand, and Gordon's Bay.
[edit] Council seat breakdown
| Party | PR seats | Ward seats | Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | 29 | 61 | 90 |
| African National Congress | 40 | 41 | 81 |
| Independent Democrats | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Africa Muslim Party | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| United Democratic Movement | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Independent Front | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Universal Party | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 105 | 105 | 210 |
[edit] Geography
The municipality has a total area of 2499 km².<ref>City of Cape Town. Municipal Demarcation Board. Retrieved on 2006-03-10.</ref>
[edit] Adjacent municipalities
- Swartland Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality (north)
- Drakenstein Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality (northeast)
- Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality (northeast)
- Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality (southeast)
- Overstrand Local Municipality, Overberg District Municipality (southeast)
- Atlantic Ocean (south, west)
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