Elundini Local Municipality

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Elundini
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Joe Gqabi
Seat Maclear
Wards 17
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Nonkongozelo Ruth Lengs
Area
 • Total 5,065 km2 (1,956 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 138,141
 • Density 27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 98.1%
 • Coloured 1.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.7%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Xhosa 70.1%
 • Sotho 24.8%
 • Afrikaans 1.7%
 • English 1.6%
 • Other 1.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC141

Elundini Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

The name originates from isiZulu and it refers to the Drakensberg Mountains.[3]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amahlubi 22601676.9817,492Xhosa
Amazizi 22602156.986,934Xhosa
Asentshonalanga 2260390.825,102Xhosa
Bakoena 22604224.7512,458Sotho
Basoto 22605169.858,454Xhosa
Batlokoa 22606720.1832,079Sotho
Hlubi 22608125.924,872Xhosa
JK Bokwe 226090.281,280Xhosa
Maclear 226107.244,908Xhosa
Madeira 226110.23598Xhosa
Mati's 226120.251,762Xhosa
Matolandile/Zimelelandile 2261398.115,556Xhosa
Mount Fletcher Part 1 2261410.709,406Xhosa
Mount Fletcher Part 2 22620108.323,371Xhosa
Ngcele 22615162.308,521Xhosa
Ntokozweni 226160.131,119Xhosa
Ntywenka Forest 226170.15159Xhosa
Sonwabile 226182.144,671Xhosa
Ugie 2261918.213,585Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality 226072,782.475,279Xhosa

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-eight 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 25,851 25,181 51,032 80.5 17 11 28
Democratic Alliance 1,568 2,021 3,589 5.7 0 2 2
United Democratic Movement 1,497 1,465 2,962 4.7 0 2 2
African Independent Congress 646 2,259 2,905 4.6 0 2 2
Independent 1,962 – 1,962 3.1 0 – 0
Pan Africanist Congress 264 251 515 0.8 0 0 0
African People's Convention 144 273 417 0.7 0 0 0
Total 31,932 31,450 63,382 100.0 17 17 34
Spoilt votes 1,046 1,201 2,247

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Elundini". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Elundini". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 

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Coordinates: 31°04′40″S 28°21′36″E / 31.07778°S 28.36000°E / -31.07778; 28.36000

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