Lukhanji Local Municipality

Lukhanji
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Seat	Queenstown
Wards	27
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Nozibele Makanda (ANC)
Area
• Total	3,813 km^2 (1,472 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	190,723
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	92.6%
• Coloured	3.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	2.7%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Xhosa	86.8%
• Afrikaans	5.5%
• English	4.5%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	EC134

Lukhanji Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Lukhanji is a Xhosa name for the mountain that runs from the eastern side of Queenstown to the western side.^[4]

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places
(Note: only places with more than 1,000 inhibitants listed here):^[5]

Place	Census code	Area (km^2)	Population
Angola, Lukhanji	281037	3.78	1,693
Brakkloof	281052	4.65	2,000
Embekweni	281083	4.25	1,343
Ezibeleni	281015	32.09	30,113
EZweledinga	281093	2.89	1,022
Hewu	281068	2.00	2,193
Illinge	281029	4.65	10,689
KwaNkcwa	281021	1.99	1,219
Lesseyton	281013	2.53	2,715
Lower Didimana	281050	2.39	1,288
McBride	281038	2.39	2,127
Mlungisi	281018	3.67	24,901
Mtebele	281023	3.75	1,705
New Deka	281012	1.68	1,163
Queenstown	281017	67.63	43,971
Sada	281067	4.57	13,493
Tambo	281055	4.06	3,056
Toisekraal	281011	1.02	1,467
Whittlesea	281066	15.37	14,756
Remainder of the municipality	281002	3,588.35	6,233

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward[Note 1]	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	38,507	39,655	78,162	82.8	26	19	45
	Democratic Alliance	4,369	4,807	9,176	9.7	1	4	5
	Congress of the People	880	2,194	3,074	3.3	0	2	2
	United Democratic Movement	1,170	897	2,067	2.2	0	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress	384	360	744	0.8	0	1	1
	Pan Africanist Movement	357	151	508	0.5	0	0	0
	Independent	380	–	380	0.4	0	–	0
	People's Democratic Party	107	60	167	0.2	0	0	0
	National Freedom Party	22	84	106	0.1	0	0	0
Total		46,176	48,208	94,384	100.0	27	27	54
Spoilt votes		927	625	1,552

1. In one ward the ANC candidate was deemed elected without a ballot as no other candidates were nominated.

References

1. "Mother of Six Appointed Executive Mayor of Lukhanji Municipality". Newsroom - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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: Lukhanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Lukhanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 31°54′S 26°52′E / 31.900°S 26.867°E