Ntabankulu Local Municipality
Ntabankulu | |
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| Location in the Eastern Cape Location in the Eastern Cape | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Seat | Tabankulu |
| Wards | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Priscilla Tsileng Sobuthongo (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Vuyokazi Matwasa (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Sesulo Sophaqa (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,385 km2 (535 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 123,976 |
| • Density | 89.51/km2 (231.8/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.2% |
| • English | 1.4% |
| • Other | 3.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC444 |
Ntabankulu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ntabankulu) is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa word 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
[edit | edit source]The 2011 census for the Ntabankulu Municipality states a population of 123,976 with these most populated main places[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhakubha | 298039 | 3.84 | 2,431 | Xhosa |
| Bhonxa | 298061 | 8.43 | 3,969 | Xhosa |
| Dambeni | 298062 | 11.52 | 3,983 | Xhosa |
| Dedelo | 298015 | 12.48 | 2,957 | Xhosa |
| Matshona | 298096 | 7.41 | 4,427 | Xhosa |
| Mbongweni | 298013 | 8.86 | 3,104 | Xhosa |
| Mfundisweni | 298037 | 4.50 | 2,793 | Xhosa |
| Tabankulu | 298077 | 19.51 | 3,266 | Xhosa |
| Full Ntabanku 2011 census data | 298 | 1,384.96 | 123,976 | Xhosa |
Politics
[edit | edit source]The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen 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 1 November 2021 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]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 25,752 | 81.48 | 19 | 25,540 | 80.93 | 12 | 31 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,483 | 11.02 | 0 | 3,710 | 11.76 | 4 | 4 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 498 | 1.58 | 0 | 512 | 1.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 439 | 1.39 | 0 | 440 | 1.39 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 251 | 0.79 | 0 | 499 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 674 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| United Democratic Movement | 271 | 0.86 | 0 | 326 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| God Save Africa | 126 | 0.40 | 0 | 194 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of South Africa | 84 | 0.27 | 0 | 143 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 22 | 0.07 | 0 | 122 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 5 | 0.02 | 0 | 71 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31,605 | 100.00 | 19 | 31,557 | 100.00 | 19 | 38 | |
| Valid votes | 31,605 | 97.77 | 31,557 | 97.28 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 721 | 2.23 | 881 | 2.72 | ||||
| Total votes | 32,326 | 100.00 | 32,438 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 67,099 | 48.18 | 67,099 | 48.34 | ||||
References
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