Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Inxuba Yethemba
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Seat	Cradock
Wards	9
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Cllr Nyameka Goniwe (ANC)
• Manager	Mr M S Tantsi
Area
• Total	11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	65,560
• Density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	56.2%
• Coloured	32.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	10.5%
First languages (2011)
• Xhosa	50.0%
• Afrikaans	44.6%
• English	3.1%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	EC131

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality, formerly known as Cradock Local Municipality, is a local municipality in Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The seat is Cradock.

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 twelve seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	11,132	11,363	22,495	63.9	6	6	12
	Democratic Alliance	5,755	5,808	11,563	32.8	3	3	6
	Freedom Front Plus	281	194	475	1.3	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	182	207	389	1.1	0	0	0
	Independent	289	–	289	0.8	0	–	0
Total		17,639	17,572	35,211	100.0	9	9	18
Spoilt votes		385	434	819

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population
Cradock	21801	123.99	12,327
KwaNonzame	21803	2.75	5,591
Lingelihle	21804	4.92	18,966
Middelburg	21805	160.10	12,523
Remainder of the municipality	21802	11,302.89	10,891

External links

• Official website