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Umzimvubu Local Municipality

Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583
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Umzimvubu
Official seal of Umzimvubu
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
SeatMount Frere
Wards27
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSobane Mnukwa (ANC)
 • SpeakerNofikile Florida Ngonyolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNdanele Mzinwa (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total191,620
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa93.1%
 • English2.6%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC442

Umzimvubu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Umzimvubu) is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Umzimvubu, the name of the Mzimvubu River, is an isiXhosa word meaning "home of the hippopotamus". 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

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

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

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The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress38,16977.602837,35276.091442
Economic Freedom Fighters4,8849.9304,95510.0966
Democratic Alliance2,0424.1502,0184.1122
African Transformation Movement1,3522.7501,3702.7922
United Democratic Movement1,2642.5701,3102.6722
African Independent Congress5851.1901,4482.9511
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party3300.6702080.4200
Independent candidates3790.7700
Socialist Party of South Africa990.2002410.4900
Independent South African National Civic Organisation860.1701880.3800
Total49,190100.002849,090100.002755
Valid votes49,19097.9349,09097.79
Invalid/blank votes1,0422.071,1112.21
Total votes50,232100.0050,201100.00
Registered voters/turnout106,76047.05106,76047.02

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[dead link]
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Umzimvubu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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