Ngqushwa Local Municipality
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| Ngqushwa | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Coordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°ECoordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Amathole | |
| Seat | Peddie | |
| Wards | 13 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | S Ndwayana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,241 km2 (865 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 72,190 | |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.2% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[2] | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.7% | |
| • English | 2.6% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC126 | |
Ngqushwa 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:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amahlubi | 21501 | 25.88 | 1,095 |
| Amambalu | 21502 | 64.29 | 144 |
| Bhele | 21503 | 71.60 | 5,626 |
| Dabi | 21504 | 9.96 | 1,010 |
| Glenmore | 21505 | 13.18 | 1,373 |
| Hamburg | 21506 | 3.30 | 193 |
| Imidushane | 21507 | 345.41 | 15,216 |
| Imiqayi | 21508 | 176.73 | 14,947 |
| Mareledwana | 21509 | 243.17 | 10,774 |
| Mhala | 21510 | 101.29 | 5,355 |
| Mpheweni | 21511 | 0.28 | 27 |
| Msuthu | 21512 | 70.89 | 4,515 |
| Ngqushwa | 21513 | 158.71 | 233 |
| Njokweni | 21514 | 86.22 | 4,667 |
| Peddie Part 1 | 21515 | 653.47 | 10,791 |
| Peddie Part 2 | 21517 | 9.77 | 3,696 |
| Tyefu | 21516 | 211.15 | 4,583 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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-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 | 18,044 | 18,200 | 36,244 | 95.7 | 13 | 11 | 24 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 215 | 618 | 833 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 536 | 252 | 788 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18,795 | 19,070 | 37,865 | 100.0 | 13 | 12 | 25 | |
| Spoilt votes | 854 | 582 | 1,436 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ngqushwa". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ngqushwa". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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