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21-658: The municipality covers a land area of 4,518 square kilometres (1,744 sq mi) in the Breede River Valley and the west end of the Little Karoo . The Langeberg mountains run from northwest to southeast through the centre of the municipality, and the Breede River flows in the same direction south of the Langeberg. The Riviersonderend Mountains form the southern boundary of the municipality and

42-549: Is climatically diverse, however it completely falls within a Mediterranean Climate with most precipitation falling in winter (May through September). Towards the north and west, rainfall approaches upwards of 1000mm p.a., particularly in the Slanghoek Region near Rawsonville , whilst it becomes drier towards the south and west, with most areas averaging 300mm p.a., with areas near Worcester only receiving 175mm p.a. Thus Karoo Shrub dominates eastern hills (particularly

63-748: Is framed by the high mountains of the Cape Fold Belt , with the Hex River Mountains and the Skurweberge to the northwest, the Langeberg Mountains (up to 2000m) to the north, the smaller Boland Mountains to the southwest, and the Riviersonderend Mountains to the south. It stretches from Tulbagh in the north to McGregor in the south and Rawsonville in the west to Ashton and Bonnievale in

84-895: The Koega Mountains form the northern boundary. It abuts on the Breede Valley Municipality to the northwest, the Laingsburg and Kannaland Municipalities to the northeast, the Swellendam Municipality to the southeast, and the Theewaterskloof Municipality to the southwest. According to the 2011 census the municipality has a population of 97,724 people in 25,125 households. Of this population, 70.3% describe themselves as " Coloured ", 16.3% as " Black African ", and 12.3% as " White ". The first language of 82.5% of

105-489: The election of 1 November 2021 no party won a majority of seats on the council. The DA then formed a majority coalition with the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. Breede River Valley Breede River Valley is a region of Western Cape Province , South Africa known for being the largest fruit and wine producing valley in

126-789: The local elections of December 2000 the TLCs and TRCs were dissolved and the Breede River/Winelands Municipality was established as a single local authority. At the same election the Breërivier District Council was also dissolved and replaced by the Boland District Municipality . In 2009 it was renamed the Langeberg Municipality. When District Management Areas were abolished in 2011, the boundary of

147-445: The national elections of 1994 a process of local government transformation began, in which negotiations were held between the existing local authorities, political parties, and local community organisations. As a result of these negotiations, the existing local authorities were dissolved and transitional local councils (TLCs) were created for each town and village. The transitional councils were initially made up of members nominated by

168-509: The ANC won a majority of 86 seats while the DA won 54 seats. An independent candidate won a seat while seven political parties won the remaining 11 seats. Out of 200 seats, the ANC won a plurality of 95 seats while the DA won 53 seats. The IFP won 35 seats, and an independent candidate won a seat. Six political parties won the remaining 17 seats. Out of 108 seats, the ANC won a majority of 72 seats while

189-428: The DA won one. Out of 200 seats, the DA won a majority of 107 seats while the ANC won 77 seats. Six smaller parties won the remaining 16 seats. Out of 175 seats, the ANC won a majority of 99 seats while the DA won 55 seats. The remaining 21 seats were won by 10 parties. Out of 217 seats, the ANC won a majority of 128 seats while the DA won 73 seats. The remaining 16 seats were won by seven parties. Out of 152 seats,

210-528: The Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards , while the remaining eleven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In

231-630: The Western Cape, as well as South Africa's leading race-horse breeding area. It is part of the Boland bordering on becoming Little Karoo towards the east. The Breede River Valley is relatively broad and flat for a Western Cape valley, averaging at a floor height of 80m-250m above sea-level. Western regions are mostly alluvial and flat, while eastern regions have more hills of the Bokkeveld Group with narrow alluvial deposits. The valley

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252-485: The east. Its namesake, the Breede River , flows through the broad valley as a consequent stream . The largest town in the valley is Worcester , which lies almost in the centre of the valley, virtually equidistant from Tulbagh in the north and the other major town, Robertson to the south-east. The main north-south rail and road routes traverse the valley, including the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg . It

273-604: The local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa . The ruling African National Congress (ANC) had grown its support in the 1999 general election to 66.35% from 62.65% five years earlier . The New National Party (NNP), the successor to the National Party , had declined from being the largest opposition party to becoming the fourth largest party in the National Assembly while Tony Leon's Democratic Party (DP) had grown considerably to become

294-740: The municipality was extended to include the sparsely populated region northeast of Montagu, which had formerly been part of a DMA. The Hon Alan Winde MMP The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of the Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of the Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of

315-519: The official opposition. An agreement was reached between the NNP and DP to merge into a single political party where respective NNP and DP members would contest subsequent elections as candidates of the Democratic Alliance (DA). The popular vote, obtained by adding the ward ballots and the municipal proportional representation ballots, were as follows: The ANC won 5 of the 6 metros while

336-864: The other side of the mountains at the gorge's exit. Bonnievale (pop. 9,092) is on the Breede River downstream from Robertson and Ashton, and McGregor (pop. 3,125) is south of Robertson in the foothills of the Riviersonderend Mountains. At the end of the apartheid era, the area that is today the Langeberg Municipality formed part of the Breërivier Regional Services Council (RSC). The towns of Robertson , Montagu , Ashton , Bonnievale and McGregor were governed by municipal councils elected by their white residents. The coloured residents of these towns were governed by management committees subordinate to

357-470: The population is Afrikaans , while 10.7% speak Xhosa , 3.1% speak English and 1.3% speak Sotho . The largest town in the municipality is Robertson , which as of 2011 has a population of 27,715. Montagu (pop. 15,176) is situated on the northeastern side of the Langeberg at the entrance to the Cogmanskloof gorge, while Ashton (pop. 13,325), the site of the municipal headquarters, is situated on

378-490: The unique Robertson Karoo vegetation type) with lush Fynbos vegetation dominating western regions. Summers can be very hot, due to its inland location, usually averaging 30 °C from December to March, but sometimes peaking near 40 °C during the hottest of days. This is due to the Du Toitskloof and Riviersonderend Mountains blocking cooling oceanic breezes from reaching the valley. During winter however,

399-706: The valley is often colder than other seaward regions, like the Overberg . Snow is a regular occurrence on the surrounding mountains; snow does not fall on the valley floor, although light frost does occasionally occur. Spring and Autumn are transitional periods of variable rainfall, occasional light snow on the highest peaks and mild temperatures. 33°45′S 19°30′E  /  33.750°S 19.500°E  / -33.750; 19.500 South African municipal election, 2000 Municipal elections were held in South Africa on 5 December 2000 to elect members to

420-593: The various parties to the negotiations, until May 1996 when elections were held . At these elections the Breërivier District Council was established, replacing the Breërivier RSC. Transitional representative councils (TRCs) were also elected to represent rural areas outside the TLCs on the District Council; the area that was to become Breede Valley Municipality was covered by the Wynland TRC. At

441-631: The white councils. Nkqubela and Zolani were governed by town councils established under the Black Local Authorities Act, 1982 . While the negotiations to end apartheid were taking place a process was established for local authorities to agree on voluntary mergers. In January 1993, the Municipality of McGregor and the McGregor Management Committee merged into a single municipal council. After

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