Elundini Local Municipality
Elundini | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Seat | Maclear |
| Wards | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nonkongozelo Ruth Lengs (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Vangiwe Victoria Hokwana (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Mamello Semakaleng Leteba (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,065 km2 (1,956 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 138,141 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 70.1% |
| • Sotho | 24.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.7% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC141 |
Elundini Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
The name originates from isiZulu and it refers to the Drakensberg Mountains.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amahlubi | 22601 | 676.98 | 17,492 | Xhosa |
| Amazizi | 22602 | 156.98 | 6,934 | Xhosa |
| Asentshonalanga | 22603 | 90.82 | 5,102 | Xhosa |
| Bakoena | 22604 | 224.75 | 12,458 | Sotho |
| Basoto | 22605 | 169.85 | 8,454 | Xhosa |
| Batlokoa | 22606 | 720.18 | 32,079 | Sotho |
| Hlubi | 22608 | 125.92 | 4,872 | Xhosa |
| JK Bokwe | 22609 | 0.28 | 1,280 | Xhosa |
| Maclear | 22610 | 7.24 | 4,908 | Xhosa |
| Madeira | 22611 | 0.23 | 598 | Xhosa |
| Mati's | 22612 | 0.25 | 1,762 | Xhosa |
| Matolandile/Zimelelandile | 22613 | 98.11 | 5,556 | Xhosa |
| Mount Fletcher Part 1 | 22614 | 10.70 | 9,406 | Xhosa |
| Mount Fletcher Part 2 | 22620 | 108.32 | 3,371 | Xhosa |
| Ngcele | 22615 | 162.30 | 8,521 | Xhosa |
| Ntokozweni | 22616 | 0.13 | 1,119 | Xhosa |
| Ntywenka Forest | 22617 | 0.15 | 159 | Xhosa |
| Sonwabile | 22618 | 2.14 | 4,671 | Xhosa |
| Ugie | 22619 | 18.21 | 3,585 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 22607 | 2,782.47 | 5,279 | Xhosa |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
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: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffb543;" data-sort-value="African Independent Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFB300;" data-sort-value="United Democratic Movement" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #007500;" data-sort-value="African People's Convention" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #008718;" data-sort-value="Pan Africanist Congress of Azania" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 28,263 | 28,375 | 56,638 | 83.8 | 16 | 12 | 28 | |
| DA | 1,861 | 1,767 | 3,628 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| EFF | 1,125 | 1,393 | 2,518 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| AIC | 922 | 1,196 | 2,118 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UDM | 405 | 719 | 1,124 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,124 | – | 1,124 | 1.7 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 77 | 201 | 278 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 78 | 93 | 171 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33,855 | 33,744 | 67,599 | 100.0 | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
| Spoilt votes | 894 | 1,072 | 1,966 | |||||
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.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Elundini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Elundini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
External links
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