Mbizana Local Municipality

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Mbizana
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E / -31.567; 29.400Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E / -31.567; 29.400
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Seat Bizana
Wards 31
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mr M M Twabu
 • Manager Mr P B Mase
Area
 • Total 2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 281,905
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.6%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Xhosa 93.8%
 • English 2.0%
 • Zulu 1.5%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC443

Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amadiba 23001433.7028,421Xhosa
Amandela 230028.782,297Xhosa
Amandengane 2300346.813,583Xhosa
Amangutyana 23004286.1035,871Xhosa
Amantshangase 23005108.387,104Xhosa
Amapisi 23006122.899,909Xhosa
Bala 2300718.033,935Xhosa
Bizana 2300823.964,110Xhosa
Imizizi 23009541.8167,728Xhosa
Ntlenzi 23010360.6031,706Xhosa
Ntshamate 2301115.023,706Xhosa
Tsikelo 23012345.7541,453Xhosa
Xesibe 23013100.005,594Xhosa

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-one 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 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 fifty-four seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 48,363 53,971 102,334 80.1 31 23 54
Independent 11,464 – 11,464 9.0 0 – 0
Congress of the People 1,716 2,202 3,918 3.1 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,261 1,429 2,690 2.1 0 1 1
African Independent Congress 57 2,336 2,393 1.9 0 1 1
National Freedom Party 1,012 1,106 2,118 1.7 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 320 629 949 0.7 0 1 1
African People's Convention 355 458 813 0.6 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 345 294 639 0.5 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 180 309 489 0.4 0 0 0
Total 65,073 62,734 127,807 100.0 31 30 61
Spoilt votes 1,878 3,228 5,106

Births

Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:

Touristic attractions

  • Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
  • Mbizana Nature Reserve
  • OR Tambo Cultural Village
  • OR Tambo Monument

Fauna and flora

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mbizana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mbizana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 

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