Great Kei Local Municipality

Great Kei
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Seat Komga
Wards 7
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Pat Hlungwani
Area
  Total 1,736 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 38,991
  Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 91.3%
  Coloured 1.3%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 7.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Xhosa 88.8%
  English 7.0%
  Afrikaans 2.7%
  Other 1.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC123

Great Kei Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The name "Kei" is of Khoi origin, meaning "sand". The municipality is named after the Great Kei River.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Cintsa East 212023.801,317
Cintsa 212012.57423
Cwili 212030.511,473
Haga Haga 212051.20114
Kei Mouth 212063.20284
Komga 212075.321,267
Kwelera Point 212090.3696
Kwelera 2120850.838,941
Mooiplaas 21210145.0717,281
Morgans Bay 212111.36453
Ocean View 212120.1767
Qumrha 212131.945,652
Remainder of the municipality 212041,519.307,087

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 10,579 10,790 21,369 84.0 7 4 11
Democratic Alliance 2,103 1,962 4,065 16.0 0 2 2
Total 12,682 12,752 25,434 100.0 7 6 13
Spoilt votes 323 240 563

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Great Kei" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Great Kei" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 32°35′30″S 27°53′02″E / 32.59167°S 27.88389°E / -32.59167; 27.88389

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