Ntabankulu Local Municipality

Ntabankulu
Local municipality

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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; 28.583Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Seat Tabankulu
Wards 18
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Lwana Zuko
Area
 • Total 1,385 km2 (535 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 123,976
 • Density 90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.4%
 • Coloured 0.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 95.2%
 • English 1.4%
 • Other 3.4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC444

Ntabankulu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Alfred Nzo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa name meaning "great or big mountain", since the municipal area is mountainous in character.[4]

It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.[5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amacwera 23101376.1129,102Xhosa
Amanci 23102310.8035,238Xhosa
Bala 231033.83271Xhosa
Fikeni 231042.47164Xhosa
Lwandlolubomvu 23105518.7046,140Xhosa
Ntlenzi 23106124.4112,586Xhosa
Tabankulu Town 2310811.402,169Xhosa
Tabankulu 231070.8461Xhosa
Xesibe 23109112.0610,658Xhosa

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eighteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eighteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 thirty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 26,458 27,684 54,142 86.4 17 14 31
Congress of the People 2,034 2,032 4,066 6.5 0 2 2
Independent 1,511 – 1,511 2.4 1 – 1
United Democratic Movement 619 697 1,316 2.1 0 1 1
Democratic Alliance 267 670 937 1.5 0 1 1
United Independent Front 297 243 540 0.9 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 20 137 157 0.3 0 0 0
Total 31,206 31,463 62,669 100.0 18 18 36
Spoilt votes 1,135 896 2,031

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. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ntabankulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ntabankulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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