Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

Ga-Segonyana Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Ga-Segonyana; Afrikaans: Ga-Segonyana Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Ga-Segonyana
Local municipality
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°40′S 23°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
SeatKuruman
Wards15
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorVictor Makoke
Area
  Total4,492 km2 (1,734 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total93,652
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African87.0%
  Coloured7.6%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White4.6%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana79.2%
  Afrikaans12.9%
  English2.9%
  Southern Ndebele1.0%
  Other4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC452

Segonyana is the Setswana name of a spring, commonly known as Eye of Kuruman.

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