[2] The municipality is named after the San politician Dawid Kruiper.

According to the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 125,744 people, representing an increase from 100,498 in 2011.

"[3] The municipal council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.

Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining sixteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council.