Mnquma Local Municipality

Mnquma
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 Butterworth
Wards 31
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Bharba Gajana
Area
 • Total 3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 252,390
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.4%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 96.1%
 • English 1.4%
 • Other 2.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC122

Mnquma Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amabhele 21101526.9532,672
Amahlubi 21102631.5142,651
Amambalu 2110321.211,562
Amazizi 21104623.8754,406
Butterworth 2110526.8845,900
Fingo 21106105.706,481
Gcaleka 2110761.935,898
Gqogqora 2110839.392,302
Imidushane 2110964.074,239
Jalamba 2111090.717,795
Kentani Part 1 211114.44784
Kentani Part 2 211312.99528
Kwebulana 211129.66630
Lindinxiwa 2111355.142,602
Mac Vigar 21114134.746,410
Mazeppa Bay 211150.5742
Mazizini 2111643.392,040
Mnquma 2111756.03727
Mtoto 2111852.884,260
Ngqwara 21119193.3114,912
Ngubezulu 2112017.931,793
Ngusi 21121114.117,347
Nqadu 211223.71231
Nqamakwe 2112316.091,405
Ntshatshongo 211240.720
Qolora Mouth 211260.3469
Qolora 21125201.3920,265
Springs 211270.80116
Teko 2112861.745,686
Tutura 2112947.505,664
Tyhali 21130113.688,359

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-seven 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 48,440 50,346 98,786 75.0 31 16 47
Congress of the People 7,296 7,445 14,741 11.2 0 7 7
United Democratic Movement 4,192 3,968 8,160 6.2 0 4 4
Democratic Alliance 2,287 2,228 4,515 3.4 0 2 2
Pan Africanist Congress 1,225 1,053 2,278 1.7 0 1 1
Independent 1,999 – 1,999 1.5 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 422 290 712 0.5 0 1 1
African People's Convention 75 533 608 0.5 0 0 0
Total 65,936 65,863 131,799 100.0 31 31 62
Spoilt votes 1,274 1,343 2,617

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mnquma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mnquma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 32°19′S 28°08′E / 32.317°S 28.133°E / -32.317; 28.133

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