Nxuba Local Municipality
| Nxuba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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| Coordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E / 32.700°S 26.300°ECoordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E / 32.700°S 26.300°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Amathole | |
| Seat | Adelaide | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Louisa Leonora Bruintjies | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 24,264 | |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 73.5% | |
| • Coloured | 20.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 4.9% | |
| First languages (2011)[2] | ||
| • Xhosa | 69.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 24.2% | |
| • English | 4.4% | |
| • Other | 2.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC128 | |
Nxuba Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Fish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River by King Sandile in the 18th century[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21701 | 2.47 | 3,771 |
| Bedford | 21702 | 2.54 | 3,097 |
| Lingelethu | 21703 | 3.54 | 8,274 |
| Sizakhele | 21705 | 1.25 | 5,486 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 21704 | 2,724.60 | 4,207 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five 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 | 4,290 | 4,318 | 8,608 | 59.9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,509 | 1,528 | 3,037 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nxuba Community Organisation | 809 | 744 | 1,553 | 10.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 303 | 301 | 604 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adelaide Residents Association | 244 | 222 | 466 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bedford Residents' Association | 63 | 48 | 111 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,218 | 7,161 | 14,379 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 240 | 238 | 478 | |||||
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.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nxuba". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Nxuba". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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