Nkonkobe Local Municipality

Nkonkobe
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Seat Fort Beaufort
Wards 21
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Anele Ntsangani
Area
 • Total 3,626 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 127,115
 • Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 94.5%
 • Coloured 4.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 1.0%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 90.1%
 • Afrikaans 5.0%
 • English 2.7%
 • Other 2.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC127

Nkonkobe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Winterberg mountain range, Nkonkobe in isiXhosa.[4] The seat, as well as most offices, of the Municipality are in Fort Beaufort, but the Council's chambers in Alice are generally used for council meetings, being better equipped. Other towns served by the municipality are Seymour, Balfour, Hogsback and Middledrift.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Alice 2160121.978,009
Amagqunukwebe 21602576.5735,694
Amagwala 2160357.03854
Amajingqi 21604161.5711,441
Amakhuze 2160530.492,525
Balfour 216064.822,428
Bellvale 216072.00468
Bhofolo 216082.5412,098
Blinkwater 216095.171,041
Ekuphumuleni 216101.79436
Fort Beaufort 2161146.1910,093
Gaga 2161275.067,956
Gaika-Mbo 2161369.152,796
Hogsback 216146.78648
Imingcangathelo 2161524.564,849
Jingqi 216160.44190
Mhlangeni 216171.49116
Middledrift 216182.12665
Mlungisi 216191.23307
Moreson 216201.4884
Mpofu 21621704.063,665
Ngqika 2162218.991,580
Ngwalana 2162332.971,922
Seymour 216252.211,552
Tamboekie Vlei 216261.18344
Tyhume 21627116.928,238
Victoria East 21628318.905,941
Remainder of the municipality 216241,437.772,727

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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 thirty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 29,342 31,923 61,265 82.8 20 15 35
Congress of the People 2,072 2,248 4,320 5.8 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,800 1,834 3,634 4.9 0 2 2
Independent 3,339 – 3,339 4.5 1 – 1
Pan Africanist Congress 757 488 1,245 1.7 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 19 205 224 0.3 0 0 0
Total 37,329 36,698 74,027 100.0 21 20 41
Spoilt votes 1,184 1,702 2,886

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkonkobe". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkonkobe". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 32°47′S 26°38′E / 32.783°S 26.633°E