Tsolwana Local Municipality

Tsolwana
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Seat Tarkastad
Wards 5
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor K Nqighi
Area
 • Total 6,087 km2 (2,350 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 33,281
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 91.0%
 • Coloured 5.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 2.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 84.3%
 • Afrikaans 8.5%
 • Sotho 2.8%
 • English 2.3%
 • Other 2.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC132

Tsolwana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Tsolwana is an isiXhosa name which means "something with a sharp ending or a tip", referring the mountains around the whole area.[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amaqwati 2190134.367,777
Amavundle 2190219.747,589
Basoto 219035.444,523
Hofmeyer 219044.573,199
Lammermoor 219051.093
Tarka 219061.891,858
Zola 219081.153,612
Remainder of the municipality 219075,956.663,949

Politics

The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 seven 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 7,405 7,684 15,089 73.5 4 3 7
Congress of the People 644 1,296 1,940 9.4 0 1 1
Democratic Alliance 751 973 1,724 8.4 0 1 1
Independent 1,618 – 1,618 7.9 1 – 1
United Democratic Movement 26 142 168 0.8 0 0 0
Total 10,444 10,095 20,539 100.0 5 5 10
Spoilt votes 218 328 546

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

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Coordinates: 32°01′S 26°16′E / 32.017°S 26.267°E