Ntabankulu Local Municipality
| Ntabankulu | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Eastern Cape | ||
| Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°ECoordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E | ||
| 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 | 23101 | 376.11 | 29,102 | Xhosa |
| Amanci | 23102 | 310.80 | 35,238 | Xhosa |
| Bala | 23103 | 3.83 | 271 | Xhosa |
| Fikeni | 23104 | 2.47 | 164 | Xhosa |
| Lwandlolubomvu | 23105 | 518.70 | 46,140 | Xhosa |
| Ntlenzi | 23106 | 124.41 | 12,586 | Xhosa |
| Tabankulu Town | 23108 | 11.40 | 2,169 | Xhosa |
| Tabankulu | 23107 | 0.84 | 61 | Xhosa |
| Xesibe | 23109 | 112.06 | 10,658 | Xhosa |
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
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "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
- ↑ "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ntabankulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ntabankulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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