Ngqushwa Local Municipality

Ngqushwa
Local municipality

Seal

Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°E / -33.200; 27.117Coordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°E / -33.200; 27.117
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Seat Peddie
Wards 13
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor S Ndwayana
Area
 • Total 2,241 km2 (865 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 72,190
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.2%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.4%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 94.7%
 • English 2.6%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC126

Ngqushwa Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amahlubi 2150125.881,095
Amambalu 2150264.29144
Bhele 2150371.605,626
Dabi 215049.961,010
Glenmore 2150513.181,373
Hamburg 215063.30193
Imidushane 21507345.4115,216
Imiqayi 21508176.7314,947
Mareledwana 21509243.1710,774
Mhala 21510101.295,355
Mpheweni 215110.2827
Msuthu 2151270.894,515
Ngqushwa 21513158.71233
Njokweni 2151486.224,667
Peddie Part 1 21515653.4710,791
Peddie Part 2 215179.773,696
Tyefu 21516211.154,583

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty 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 17,686 19,199 36,885 84.4 12 8 20
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,662 1,830 3,492 8.0 0 2 2
Independent 1,865 – 1,865 4.3 0 – 0
Democratic Alliance 572 638 1,210 2.8 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 133 119 252 0.6 0 0 0
Total 21,918 21,786 43,704 100.0 12 11 23
Spoilt votes 432 495 927

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ngqushwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ngqushwa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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