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Mnquma Local Municipality

Coordinates: 32°19′S 28°08′E / 32.317°S 28.133°E / -32.317; 28.133
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Mnquma
Official seal of Mnquma
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatButterworth
Wards31
Government
 • TypeMunicipal 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)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa96.1%
 • English1.4%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+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.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amabhele 21101 526.95 32,672
Amahlubi 21102 631.51 42,651
Amambalu 21103 21.21 1,562
Amazizi 21104 623.87 54,406
Butterworth 21105 26.88 45,900
Fingo 21106 105.70 6,481
Gcaleka 21107 61.93 5,898
Gqogqora 21108 39.39 2,302
Imidushane 21109 64.07 4,239
Jalamba 21110 90.71 7,795
Centane Part 1 21111 4.44 784
Centane Part 2 21131 2.99 528
Kwebulana 21112 9.66 630
Lindinxiwa 21113 55.14 2,602
Mac Vigar 21114 134.74 6,410
Mazeppa Bay 21115 0.57 42
Mazizini 21116 43.39 2,040
Mnquma 21117 56.03 727
Mtoto 21118 52.88 4,260
Ngqwara 21119 193.31 14,912
Ngubezulu 21120 17.93 1,793
Ngusi 21121 114.11 7,347
Nqadu 21122 3.71 231
Nqamakwe 21123 16.09 1,405
Ntshatshongo 21124 0.72 0
Qolora Mouth 21126 0.34 69
Qolora 21125 201.39 20,265
Springs 21127 0.80 116
Teko 21128 61.74 5,686
Tutura 21129 47.50 5,664
Tyhali 21130 113.68 8,359

Politics

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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 Congress35,15070.003235,45870.581345
Economic Freedom Fighters3,7667.5003,8457.6555
United Democratic Movement3,6007.1703,8157.5955
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,5793.1401,4232.8322
African Transformation Movement1,1062.2001,1532.3022
Congress of the People1,0202.0301,0832.1611
Democratic Alliance9011.7909781.9511
Batho Pele Movement9151.8208031.6011
Independent candidates1,5063.0000
African Independent Congress1380.2709141.8211
African People's Convention1390.2802060.4100
African Democrats1230.2401240.2500
African Christian Democratic Party1020.2001090.2200
God Save Africa810.1601140.2300
African Multicultural Economic Congress650.1301140.2300
Independent South African National Civic Organisation250.0501000.2000
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

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "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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