Umzimvubu Local Municipality
Umzimvubu | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Seat | Mount Frere |
| Wards | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sobane Mnukwa (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Nofikile Florida Ngonyolo (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Ndanele Mzinwa (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,577 km2 (995 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 191,620 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 93.1% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| 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". Umzimvubu Local Municipality falls within the Alfred Nzo District of the Eastern Cape Province. The Municipal area comprises an area of 2506 square kilometres.
The municipality has undergone a number of amendments in terms of municipal and ward demarcation which has a profound impact on planning in the area.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amahlubi | 23801 | 92.17 | 2,814 | Xhosa |
| Bakoena | 23802 | 528.40 | 31,417 | Sotho |
| Bhele | 23803 | 2.66 | 540 | Xhosa |
| Fikeni | 23804 | 142.30 | 15,767 | Xhosa |
| Hlubi | 23805 | 52.81 | 4,233 | Xhosa |
| Ludidi | 23806 | 281.33 | 13,846 | Xhosa |
| Lupindo | 23807 | 187.89 | 12,034 | Xhosa |
| Lwandlolubomvu | 23808 | 3.76 | 787 | Xhosa |
| Makaula | 23809 | 1,488.73 | 100,632 | Xhosa |
| Malubelube | 23810 | 68.68 | 21,730 | Xhosa |
| Mandileni | 296083 296101 296102 296149 |
11.70 | 2,267 | Xhosa |
| Manguzela | 23812 | 117.54 | 12,044 | Xhosa |
| Matandela | 23813 | 98.75 | 4,985 | Xhosa |
| Maxesibeni | 23814 | 97.92 | 5,512 | Xhosa |
| Mosesh | 23815 | 474.54 | 35,501 | Sotho |
| Mount Ayliff | 23816 | 19.52 | 4,881 | Xhosa |
| Mount Frere | 23817 | 14.74 | 7,655 | Xhosa |
| Mpoza | 23818 | 210.04 | 11,604 | Xhosa |
| Mzongwana | 23819 | 244.84 | 13,100 | Xhosa |
| Sibi | 23820 | 326.42 | 30,275 | Xhosa |
| Umzimvubu Part 1 | 23821 | 55.55 | 2,268 | Xhosa |
| Umzimvubu Part 2 | 23825 | 162.00 | 721 | Xhosa |
| Xesibe | 23822 | 385.59 | 41,825 | Xhosa |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-three 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-six 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 forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFB300;" data-sort-value="United Democratic Movement" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffb543;" data-sort-value="African Independent Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 42,233 | 41,767 | 84,000 | 77.1 | 27 | 14 | 41 | |
| DA | 4,178 | 3,666 | 7,844 | 7.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| UDM | 2,866 | 4,079 | 6,945 | 6.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| EFF | 2,658 | 2,600 | 5,258 | 4.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| AIC | 1,783 | 2,322 | 4,105 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent | 720 | – | 720 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 54,438 | 54,434 | 108,872 | 100.0 | 27 | 26 | 53 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,574 | 1,692 | 3,266 | |||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzimvubu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzimvubu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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