Port St. Johns Local Municipality
| Port St Johns | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Eastern Cape | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | OR Tambo | |
| Seat | Port St. Johns | |
| Wards | 20 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Dm Mangqo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,291 km2 (498 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 156,136 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 95.0% | |
| • English | 2.7% | |
| • Other | 2.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC154 | |
Port St. Johns Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amakwalo | 23301 | 57.81 | 5,165 | Xhosa |
| Bomvini | 23302 | 253.67 | 25,094 | Xhosa |
| Emtweni | 23303 | 221.68 | 22,729 | Xhosa |
| Gunyeni | 23304 | 63.03 | 15,408 | Xhosa |
| Manzamhlophe | 23305 | 133.75 | 13,394 | Xhosa |
| Mvumelwano | 23306 | 315.70 | 31,342 | Xhosa |
| Ndluzula | 23307 | 195.11 | 22,123 | Xhosa |
| Port St Johns Part 1 | 23308 | 8.79 | 5,181 | Xhosa |
| Port St Johns Part 2 | 23310 | 0.80 | 289 | Xhosa |
| Qaukeni | 23309 | 37.94 | 5,420 | Xhosa |
Main languages
The 2001 census recorded the following first languages: 98.69% IsiXhosa; 0.64% English; 0.20% Afrikaans; 0.13% IsiZulu; 0.12% SiSwati; 0.08% IsiNdebele; 0.06% Sesotho; and 0.08% other languages.
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 29,073 | 31,451 | 60,524 | 82.2 | 17 | 15 | 32 | |
| Independent | 5,285 | – | 5,285 | 7.2 | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,659 | 1,488 | 3,147 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,001 | 1,400 | 2,401 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 793 | 1,210 | 2,003 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 12 | 267 | 279 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37,823 | 35,816 | 73,639 | 100.0 | 20 | 19 | 39 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,043 | 2,662 | 3,705 | |||||
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.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Port St Johns" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Port St Johns" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 31°37′42″S 29°32′16″E / 31.62833°S 29.53778°E