King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

King Sabata Dalindyebo
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	OR Tambo
Seat	Mthatha
Wards	35
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Nonkoliso Ngqongwa
Area
• Total	3,027 km^2 (1,169 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	451,710
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	98.5%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.3%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Xhosa	92.8%
• English	3.6%
• Other	3.6%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	EC157

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a municipality situated in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The municipality is made up of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is one of seven local municipalities within the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality.

The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Baziya	23601	179.46	13,737
Cacadu	23602	60.66	6,345
Coffee Bay	23603	0.86	295
Ebotwe	23604	186.95	15,939
Gcaleka-Ngchana	23605	4.54	309
Hagebe	23606	154.11	17,262
Hala	23607	90.10	10,140
Jalamba	23608	7.70	650
Jumba	23609	197.35	13,492
Masizakhe	23610	19.41	2,363
Matyengqina	23611	202.58	20,416
Mhlanga	23612	21.61	6,503
Mpeko	23613	99.30	26,202
Mqanduli	23614	9.61	2,357
Mqekezweni	23615	288.67	22,497
Ngqubusini	23616	5.05	558
Ngubezulu	23617	1.02	0
Nqabe	23618	242.02	23,962
Nqanda	23619	21.84	2,882
Qiya	23620	229.37	22,874
Qokolweni/Zimbane	23621	98.37	21,996
Rarabe	23622	23.37	1,542
Sithebe	23623	63.25	8,144
Tshezi	23624	115.34	14,377
Tshomane	23625	182.78	21,843
Umtata Part 1	23626	64.70	92,469
Umtata Part 2	23630	29.57	2,316
Upper Ncise-Kambi	23627	230.24	23,013
Xesibe	23628	113.33	15,094
Xongora	23629	72.52	5,659

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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 forty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	59,025	60,412	119,437	65.6	33	13	46
	United Democratic Movement	23,441	22,861	46,302	25.4	1	17	18
	Democratic Alliance	2,596	2,641	5,237	2.9	0	2	2
	Congress of the People	1,454	3,086	4,540	2.5	0	2	2
	Independent	2,037	–	2,037	1.1	1	–	1
	Civic Alliance of South Africa	1,192	819	2,011	1.1	0	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	477	382	859	0.5	0	0	0
	African People's Convention	307	500	807	0.4	0	0	0
	Civic Independent	5	480	485	0.3	0	0	0
	National Freedom Party	29	210	239	0.1	0	0	0
	United Independent Front	49	83	132	0.1	0	0	0
Total		90,612	91,474	182,086	100.0	35	35	70
Spoilt votes		1,988	1,560	3,548

References

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

External links

• King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality

Coordinates: 31°35′02″S 28°47′17″E / 31.58389°S 28.78806°E