Umzimvubu Local Municipality

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Umzimvubu
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Seat Mount Frere
Wards 27
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor M Phangwa
Area
 • Total 2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 191,620
 • Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.4%
 • Coloured 0.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[2]
 • Xhosa 93.1%
 • English 2.6%
 • Other 4.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC442

Umzimvubu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Alfred Nzo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Umzimvubu, the name of the Mzimvubu River is an isiXhosa name which means “home of the hippopotamus”.[3]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amahlubi 2380192.172,814Xhosa
Bakoena 23802528.4031,417Sotho
Bhele 238032.66540Xhosa
Fikeni 23804142.3015,767Xhosa
Hlubi 2380552.814,233Xhosa
Ludidi 23806281.3313,846Xhosa
Lupindo 23807187.8912,034Xhosa
Lwandlolubomvu 238083.76787Xhosa
Makaula 238091,488.73100,632Xhosa
Malubelube 2381068.6821,730Xhosa
Maluti Part 1 23811242.681,890Xhosa
Maluti Part 2 238231.369Xhosa
Manguzela 23812117.5412,044Xhosa
Matandela 2381398.754,985Xhosa
Maxesibeni 2381497.925,512Xhosa
Mosesh 23815474.5435,501Sotho
Mount Ayliff 2381619.524,881Xhosa
Mount Frere 2381714.747,655Xhosa
Mpoza 23818210.0411,604Xhosa
Mzongwana 23819244.8413,100Xhosa
Sibi 23820326.4230,275Xhosa
Umzimvubu Part 1 2382155.552,268Xhosa
Umzimvubu Part 2 23825162.00721Xhosa
Xesibe 23822385.5941,825Xhosa

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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-six 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 39,358 39,906 79,264 81.7 26 20 46
Independent 5,070 – 5,070 5.2 1 – 1
United Democratic Movement 1,975 2,225 4,200 4.3 0 2 2
African Independent Congress 970 2,629 3,599 3.7 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,092 1,472 2,564 2.6 0 2 2
Congress of the People 480 1,078 1,558 1.6 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 399 397 796 0.8 0 0 0
Total 49,344 47,707 97,051 100.0 27 27 54
Spoilt votes 1,414 2,750 4,164

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

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