ANNEXURE B

    NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES PER PROVINCE / REGION

    PROVINCES WITHOUT METROPOLITAN AREAS

    LC Local Council
    DC District Council
    RLC Rural Local Council
    RC Rural Council

EASTERN CAPE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 183
URBAN 94 RURAL 89
LCs                             94 DC                         6
  RLC                         7
  RC                         76
FREE STATE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 99
URBAN 80 RURAL 19
LCs                             80 DC                        4
  RLC                        15
  RC                        0
NORTHERN CAPE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 112
URBAN 64 RURAL 48
LCs                             64 DC                        6
  RLC                        0
  RC                        42
MPUMALANGA
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 83
URBAN 55 RURAL 28
LCs                            55 DC                        6
  RLC                        0
  RC                       18
NORTHWEST
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 53
URBAN 30 RURAL 23
LCs                            30 DC                        5
  RLC                        0
  RC                       18
NORTHERN PROVINCE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 50
URBAN 12 RURAL 38
LCs                            12 DC                        2
  RLC                       36
  RC                       0
PROVINCES WITH METROPOLITAN AREAS
MC Metropolitan Council
SC Services Council
MSs Metropolitan Substructure
LAC Local Authority Council
GAUTENG
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 51
METRO   16 URBAN 14 RURAL 21
MC               4 LCs          14 SC              2
MSs             12   LAC              9
    RC              10
KWAZULU-NATAL
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 120
METRO   7 URBAN 61 RURAL 52
MC               1 LCs          61 RC              10
MSs            12    
     
WESTERN CAPE
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNCILS: 136
METRO   7 URBAN 61 RURAL 52
MC               1 LCs    95 DC                  7
MSs             6   RC              27
     
POPULATION DENSITY BY REGION / PROVINCE SHOWING URBAN RURAL SPLIT
REGION Population Total AREA DENSITY
Eastern Cape 5,865 170 35
Free State 2,470 130 19
Gauteng 7,171 17,03 421 (Most dense)
KwaZulu-Natal 7,672 94,86 81
Mpumalanga 2,646 79,53 33
Northern Cape 746 363,2 2 (Least dense)
Northern Province 4,128 123,1 34
Northwest 3,043 116,5 26
Western Cape 4,118 129,6 32
Total 37,859 1223,82 31 (Average density)
Population in thousands of people
Area in thousands of square kilometre
Density is represented as number of people per square kilometre
Figures based on pre-release Census 1996 data
NUMBER OF TMCs/RSCs/DCs BY REGION
REGION METRO RSC/DC TOTAL
Eastern Cape 0 6 6
Free State 0 4 4
Gauteng 4 2 6
KwaZulu-Natal 1 7 8
Mpumalanga 0 3 3
Northern Cape 0 6 6
Northern Province 0 6 6 (only 2 now)
Northwest 0 5 5
Western Cape 1 7 8
Total 6 46 52
NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES PER REGION
REGION MetroSS TLCs TRCs TOTAL
Eastern Cape 0 94 83 177
Free State 0 85 17 102
Gauteng 12 15 11 38
KwaZulu-Natal 6 61 52 119
Mpumalanga 0 36 40 76
Northern Cape 0 26 42 68
Northern Province 0 12 36 48
Northwest 0 31 19 50
Western Cape 6 80 27 113
Total 24 440 327 791
NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS PER COUNCILLOR (Local Government election 1996)
REGION RegVot (K) CounSeats Pop/Councillor RANK
Eastern Cape 2 747 1935 1 419,64 5
Free State 1 152 1308 880,73 2 (Low)
Gauteng 3 713 1043 3 559,92 9 (High)
KwaZulu-Natal 4 029 2159 1 866,14 7
Mpumalanga 1 117 1102 1 013,61 3
Northern Cape 344 811 424,17 1 (Low)
Northern Province 1 747 559 3 125,22 8 (High)
Northwest 1 420 755 1 880,79 6
Western Cape 1 975 1 446 1 365,84 4
Total 18 244 11 118 1 640,94
NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER COUNCILLOR (CENSUS 1996)
REGION RegVot (K) CounSeats Pop/Councillor RANK
Eastern Cape 5 865 1935 1 419,64 5
Free State 2 470 1308 880,73 2 (Low)
Gauteng 7 171 1043 3 559,92 8 (High)
KwaZulu-Natal 7 672 2159 1 866,14 6
Mpumalanga 2 646 1102 1 013,61 3
Northern Cape 76 811 424,17 1 (Low)
Northern Province 4 128 559 3 125,22 9 (High)
Northwest 3 043 755 1 880,79 7
Western Cape 4 118 1 446 1 365,84 4
Total 37 859 11 118 3 405,20
PERCENTAGE POPULATION REGISTERED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 1996
REGION RegVot PopTot (K) %PopReg
Eastern Cape 2 747 5 865 46,8
Free State 1 152 2 470 46,6
Gauteng 3 713 7 171 51,8
KwaZulu-Natal 4 029 7 672 52,5 (High)
Mpumalanga 1 117 2 646 42,2
Northern Cape 344 746 46,1
Northern Province 1 747 4 128 42,3 (Low)
Northwest 1 420 3 043 46,7
Western Cape 1 975 4 118 48,0
Total 18 244 37 859 48,2

Figures based on ETG, DWAF, DLA and CSIR data
Tables produced by FCR-GIS

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