Engcobo Local Municipality
| Engcobo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Eastern Cape | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Chris Hani | |
| Seat | Ngcobo | |
| Wards | 20 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Lamla Jiyose | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,484 km2 (959 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 155,513 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.7% | |
| • English | 2.0% | |
| • Other | 3.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC137 | |
Engcobo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Ngcobo is an isiXhosa name for a sweet grass found in the area.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amantondo | 22401 | 132.82 | 7,033 |
| Amaqwati | 22402 | 167.65 | 16,863 |
| Dumalisile | 22403 | 128.98 | 8,330 |
| Ngcobo | 22404 | 26.55 | 6,124 |
| Gqutyini | 22405 | 259.73 | 12,165 |
| Hala | 22406 | 185.31 | 13,339 |
| Jumba | 22407 | 279.27 | 16,774 |
| Luhewini | 22408 | 149.02 | 14,707 |
| Moshi | 22409 | 171.90 | 11,447 |
| Sidindi | 22410 | 386.90 | 23,005 |
| Singqumeni | 22411 | 166.64 | 6,113 |
| Tara | 22412 | 46.35 | 3,190 |
| Upper Gqobonco | 22413 | 157.67 | 9,319 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining twenty 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-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 32,542 | 32,646 | 65,188 | 87.3 | 20 | 15 | 35 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 2,848 | 2,494 | 5,342 | 7.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 798 | 476 | 1,274 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 420 | 540 | 960 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 91 | 784 | 875 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Movement | 363 | 182 | 545 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 48 | 265 | 313 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Independent Front | 30 | 74 | 104 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 30 | 73 | 103 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37,170 | 37,534 | 74,704 | 100.0 | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| Spoilt votes | 734 | 610 | 1,344 | |||||
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
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Engcobo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Engcobo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 31°40′S 28°00′E / 31.667°S 28.000°E