Mnquma Local Municipality

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Mnquma
Local municipality
Mnquma CoA.png
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Map of the Eastern Cape with Mnquma highlighted.svg
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Seat Butterworth
Wards 31
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorSithembiso Ncetezo (ANC)
 • SpeakerThobeka Bikitsha (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNomfundiso Tshona (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total252,390
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 99.4%
 •  Coloured 0.2%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.1%
 •  White 0.2%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Xhosa 96.1%
 •  English 1.4%
 • Other2.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC122

Mnquma Municipality (Xhosa : uMasipala wase Mnquma) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

Contents

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amabhele 21101 526.9532,672
Amahlubi 21102 631.5142,651
Amambalu 21103 21.211,562
Amazizi 21104 623.8754,406
Butterworth 21105 26.8845,900
Fingo 21106 105.706,481
Gcaleka 21107 61.935,898
Gqogqora 21108 39.392,302
Imidushane 21109 64.074,239
Jalamba 21110 90.717,795
Centane Part 1 21111 4.44784
Centane Part 2 21131 2.99528
Kwebulana 21112 9.66630
Lindinxiwa 21113 55.142,602
Mac Vigar 21114 134.746,410
Mazeppa Bay 21115 0.5742
Mazizini 21116 43.392,040
Mnquma 21117 56.03727
Mtoto 21118 52.884,260
Ngqwara 21119 193.3114,912
Ngubezulu 21120 17.931,793
Ngusi 21121 114.117,347
Nqadu 21122 3.71231
Nqamakwe 21123 16.091,405
Ntshatshongo 21124 0.720
Qolora Mouth 21126 0.3469
Qolora 21125 201.3920,265
Springs 21127 0.80116
Teko 21128 61.745,686
Tutura 21129 47.505,664
Tyhali 21130 113.688,359

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 35,15070.003235,45870.581345
Economic Freedom Fighters 3,7667.5003,8457.6555
United Democratic Movement 3,6007.1703,8157.5955
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,5793.1401,4232.8322
African Transformation Movement 1,1062.2001,1532.3022
Congress of the People 1,0202.0301,0832.1611
Democratic Alliance 9011.7909781.9511
Batho Pele Movement 9151.8208031.6011
Independent candidates 1,5063.0000
African Independent Congress 1380.2709141.8211
African People's Convention 1390.2802060.4100
African Democrats 1230.2401240.2500
African Christian Democratic Party 1020.2001090.2200
God Save Africa 810.1601140.2300
African Multicultural Economic Congress 650.1301140.2300
Independent South African National Civic Organisation 250.0501000.2000
Total50,216100.003250,239100.003163
Valid votes50,21698.2150,23998.07
Invalid/blank votes9151.799881.93
Total votes51,131100.0051,227100.00
Registered voters/turnout121,09942.22121,09942.30

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The Mnquma Local Municipality council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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-five seats.

References

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

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