Senqu Local Municipality

Senqu
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Joe Gqabi
Seat Lady Grey
Wards 19
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor N Mtyali
Area
 • Total 7,329 km2 (2,830 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 134,150
 • Density 18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 97.3%
 • Coloured 1.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 1.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 74.3%
 • Sotho 20.2%
 • Afrikaans 2.4%
 • English 1.3%
 • Other 1.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC142

Senqu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Senqu is a Sesotho name for the Orange River.[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amaqwati 2270162.984,284
Amavundla 2270286.378,123
Barkly East 2270316.104,292
Basoto 22704250.7431,727
Batlokoa 22705127.835,054
Herschel 227064.89561
Hlubi 227071,061.3751,548
Kwezinaledi 227080.814,793
Lady Grey 2270923.751,312
Mfelandawonye 227100.0527
Myamane 22711122.049,296
Nkululeko 227120.534,077
Polar Park 227130.05630
Rhodes 2271410.28129
Rossouw 227150.66302
Sterkspruit 227174.021,557
Zakhele 227180.14377
Zola 227190.02337
Remainder of the municipality 227164,998.126,736

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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-two 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 31,122 31,744 62,866 86.4 19 13 32
Democratic Alliance 2,442 2,322 4,764 6.5 0 2 2
Pan Africanist Congress 2,023 1,838 3,861 5.3 0 2 2
United Democratic Movement 406 456 862 1.2 0 1 1
Independent 233 – 233 0.3 0 – 0
United Residents Front 118 94 212 0.3 0 0 0
Total 36,344 36,454 72,798 100.0 19 18 37
Spoilt votes 996 718 1,714

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: Senqu". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Senqu". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 30°42′S 27°14′E / 30.700°S 27.233°E