Ingquza Hill Local Municipality
| Ingquza Hill | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Eastern Cape | ||
| Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°ECoordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | OR Tambo | |
| Seat | Flagstaff | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Jongintaba Mdingi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,477 km2 (956 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 278,481 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.2% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.6% | |
| • English | 2.2% | |
| • Other | 3.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC153 | |
An aerial view of Mboyti, a small settlement and coastal resort located in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality close to the town of Lusikisiki on the mouth of the Mboyti River.
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, previously known as Qaukeni, is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amakwalo | 23201 | 123.86 | 8,467 |
| Amanci | 23202 | 5.21 | 706 |
| Amantlane | 23203 | 117.16 | 12,588 |
| Awahlwazi | 23204 | 25.03 | 4,082 |
| Bala | 23205 | 134.39 | 15,995 |
| Emtweni | 23206 | 53.32 | 2,023 |
| Flagstaff | 23207 | 13.77 | 3,069 |
| Gunyeni | 23208 | 45.12 | 13,493 |
| Lusikisiki | 23209 | 21.04 | 9,079 |
| Lwandlolubomvu | 23210 | 1.24 | 78 |
| Mkambati | 23211 | 173.29 | 800 |
| Mtshayelo | 23212 | 14.63 | 1,980 |
| Mxobo | 23213 | 86.08 | 9,632 |
| Ndimakude | 23214 | 16.10 | 1,765 |
| Sipaqeni | 23216 | 249.31 | 34,069 |
| Taweni | 23217 | 342.85 | 35,362 |
| Xopozo | 23218 | 79.49 | 7,835 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 23215 | 958.25 | 94,357 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-two 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-one 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-five 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 | 56,626 | 56,846 | 113,472 | 89.0 | 31 | 24 | 55 | |
| Congress of the People | 4,151 | 4,046 | 8,197 | 6.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 947 | 967 | 1,914 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 688 | 1,024 | 1,712 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 923 | 483 | 1,406 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 537 | 248 | 785 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 63,872 | 63,614 | 127,486 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,723 | 1,210 | 2,933 | |||||
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.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ingquza Hill" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ingquza Hill" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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