Mhlontlo Local Municipality

Mhlontlo
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	OR Tambo
Seat	Qumbu
Wards	26
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Thandekile Sabiso
Area
• Total	2,826 km2 (1,091 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	188,226
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	99.4%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011)[2]
• Xhosa	94.9%
• English	2.3%
• Other	2.8%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	EC156

Mhlontlo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Mhlontlo was a chief of the Pondomise people during the 19th century.^[3]

Main places

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

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]

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: Mhlontlo". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 
6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mhlontlo". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013. 

External links

• Official Website

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Coordinates: 31°09′S 28°52′E / 31.150°S 28.867°E / -31.150; 28.867