Ndlambe Local Municipality
Ndlambe | ||
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Local municipality | ||
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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 | Cacadu | |
Seat | Port Alfred | |
Wards | 10 | |
Government[1] | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Mr V M Balura | |
• Manager | Mr G Ngesi | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) | |
Population (2011)[2] | ||
• Total | 61,176 | |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
• Black African | 77.7% | |
• Coloured | 7.3% | |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
• White | 14.2% | |
First languages (2011)[3] | ||
• Xhosa | 72.9% | |
• English | 12.5% | |
• Afrikaans | 11.9% | |
• Other | 2.7% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | EC105 |
Ndlambe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa, with its capital at Port Alfred. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.[4]
It encompasses the following towns:[5]
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
African National Congress | 14,168 | 14,481 | 28,649 | 67.4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
Democratic Alliance | 6,016 | 6,533 | 12,549 | 29.5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Independent | 1,294 | – | 1,294 | 3.0 | 1 | – | 1 | |
Total | 21,478 | 21,014 | 42,492 | 100.0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
Spoilt votes | 414 | 831 | 1,245 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[8]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Alexandria | 20501 | 3.84 | 3,087 | Afrikaans |
Bathurst | 20502 | 8.45 | 600 | English |
Boknesstrand | 20503 | 1.09 | 216 | Afrikaans |
Cannon Rocks | 20504 | 1.79 | 209 | English |
Ekuphumleni | 20505 | 1.10 | 3,619 | Xhosa |
Kasuka | 20506 | 1.17 | 96 | Xhosa |
Kenton-on-Sea | 20507 | 7.45 | 5,266 | Xhosa |
Kleinemonde | 20508 | 5.74 | 18 | Xhosa |
Kwanonqubela | 20509 | 0.81 | 4,626 | Xhosa |
Nkwenkwezi | 20511 | 3.35 | 14,673 | Xhosa |
Nolukhanyo | 20512 | 1.22 | 4,961 | Xhosa |
Port Alfred | 20513 | 19.02 | 6,287 | English |
Remainder of the municipality | 20510 | 1,945.79 | 11,833 | Xhosa |
References
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- ↑ Department of Home Affairs website, accessed 15 September 2008.
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- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa