Mbizana Local Municipality

Mbizana
Local municipality
Official seal of Mbizana Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Alfred Nzo
Seat	Bizana
Wards	31
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mr M M Twabu
• Manager	Mr P B Mase
Area
• Total	2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	281,905
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011)
• Xhosa	93.8%
• English	2.0%
• Zulu	1.5%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	EC443

Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Amadiba	23001	433.70	28,421	Xhosa
Amandela	23002	8.78	2,297	Xhosa
Amandengane	23003	46.81	3,583	Xhosa
Amangutyana	23004	286.10	35,871	Xhosa
Amantshangase	23005	108.38	7,104	Xhosa
Amapisi	23006	122.89	9,909	Xhosa
Bala	23007	18.03	3,935	Xhosa
Bizana	23008	23.96	4,110	Xhosa
Imizizi	23009	541.81	67,728	Xhosa
Ntlenzi	23010	360.60	31,706	Xhosa
Ntshamate	23011	15.02	3,706	Xhosa
Tsikelo	23012	345.75	41,453	Xhosa
Xesibe	23013	100.00	5,594	Xhosa

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty 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 fifty-four 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	48,363	53,971	102,334	80.1	31	23	54
	Independent	11,464	–	11,464	9.0	0	–	0
	Congress of the People	1,716	2,202	3,918	3.1	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,261	1,429	2,690	2.1	0	1	1
	African Independent Congress	57	2,336	2,393	1.9	0	1	1
	National Freedom Party	1,012	1,106	2,118	1.7	0	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	320	629	949	0.7	0	1	1
	African People's Convention	355	458	813	0.6	0	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress	345	294	639	0.5	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	180	309	489	0.4	0	0	0
Total		65,073	62,734	127,807	100.0	31	30	61
Spoilt votes		1,878	3,228	5,106

Births

Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:

• Oliver Tambo (1917–1993), born in the village of Nkantolo, South African anti-apartheid politician
• Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936-), born in the village of Mbongweni, South African ANC Women's League leader

Touristic attractions

• Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
• Mbizana Nature Reserve
• OR Tambo Cultural Village
• OR Tambo Monument

Fauna and flora

• Ficus bizanae is a Southern African indigenous tree.

External links

• Official site