Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
| Emalahleni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Eastern Cape | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Chris Hani | |
| Seat | Lady Frere | |
| Wards | 17 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nomveliso Nyukwana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 119,460 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.5% | |
| • Coloured | 0.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.6% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 95.2% | |
| • English | 1.5% | |
| • Afrikaans | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 2.1% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC136 | |
Emalahleni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa name meaning "a place of coal".[4]
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 thirty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 28,521 | 29,916 | 58,437 | 83.4 | 17 | 13 | 30 | |
| Independent | 3,288 | – | 3,288 | 4.7 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,217 | 1,622 | 2,839 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,082 | 891 | 1,973 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 500 | 1,086 | 1,586 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Movement | 579 | 562 | 1,141 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 422 | 423 | 845 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35,609 | 34,500 | 70,109 | 100.0 | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
| Spoilt votes | 739 | 1,581 | 2,320 | |||||
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacadu | 22301 | 245.07 | 13,780 |
| Cala | 22302 | 9.68 | 57 |
| Dordrecht | 22303 | 15.67 | 4,454 |
| Emaqwatini | 22305 | 27.01 | 1,920 |
| Eqolombeni | 22306 | 61.56 | 1,603 |
| Guba | 22307 | 315.77 | 8,807 |
| Hala | 22308 | 114.03 | 2,835 |
| Indwe | 22309 | 12.17 | 1,425 |
| Lady Frere | 22310 | 24.71 | 729 |
| Lakishi | 22311 | 23.79 | 3,557 |
| Macubeni | 22312 | 350.56 | 16,760 |
| Manyano | 22313 | 0.16 | 1,370 |
| Mavuya | 22314 | 0.59 | 3,023 |
| Mhlontlo | 22315 | 340.69 | 18,960 |
| Mzamomhle | 22316 | 0.29 | 880 |
| Nonesi | 22317 | 557.59 | 28,776 |
| Sinakho | 22318 | 1.39 | 4,279 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 22304 | 1,134.11 | 2,732 |
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emalahleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Emalahleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
External links
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Coordinates: 31°42′14″S 27°13′57″E / 31.70389°S 27.23250°E