Tsolwana Local Municipality

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Tsolwana
Former local municipality
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Seal
Map of the Eastern Cape with Tsolwana highlighted.svg
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Chris Hani
Seat Tarkastad
Wards 5
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorK Nqighi
Area
 • Total6,087 km2 (2,350 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total33,281
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 91.0%
 •  Coloured 5.8%
 •  Indian/Asian 0.1%
 •  White 2.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Xhosa 84.3%
 •  Afrikaans 8.5%
 •  Sotho 2.8%
 •  English 2.3%
 • Other2.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC132

Tsolwana Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Tsolwana is an isiXhosa name which means "something with a sharp ending or a tip", referring the mountains around the whole area. [3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amaqwati 21901 34.367,777
Amavundle 21902 19.747,589
Basoto 21903 5.444,523
Hofmeyer 21904 4.573,199
Lammermoor 21905 1.093
Tarkastad 21906 1.891,858
Zola 21908 1.153,612
Remainder of the municipality 21907 5,956.663,949

Politics

The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [5] [6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 7,4057,68415,08973.5437
COPE 6441,2961,9409.4011
Democratic Alliance 7519731,7248.4011
Independent 1,618–1,6187.91–1
UDM 261421680.8000
Total10,44410,09520,539100.05510
Spoilt votes218328546

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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. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Tsolwana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Tsolwana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 32°01′S26°16′E / 32.017°S 26.267°E / -32.017; 26.267

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