Matatiele Local Municipality
| Matatiele | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alfred Nzo | |
| Seat | Matatiele | |
| Wards | 26 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | KC Nkopane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,352 km2 (1,680 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 203,843 | |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 0.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 57.4% | |
| • Sotho | 33.3% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Zulu | 1.9% | |
| • Other | 4.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC441 | |
Matatiele Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Alfred Nzo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.
The name is derived from the Sesotho language and it means "the ducks have flown", in an apparent reference to the abundance of waterfowl that even today inhabit the surrounding pools and marshes.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarville | 54901 | 12.19 | 2,064 | Xhosa |
| Harry Gwala Park | 54902 | 0.87 | 2,778 | Xhosa |
| Itsokolele | 54903 | 0.40 | 1,426 | Xhosa |
| Matatiele | 54904 | 6.74 | 5,214 | Xhosa |
| Mzingisi | 54905 | 0.15 | 434 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 54906 | 1,396.30 | 4,303 | Xhosa |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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-nine 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 | 36,000 | 37,786 | 73,786 | 72.0 | 26 | 13 | 39 | |
| African Independent Congress | 6,395 | 7,109 | 13,504 | 13.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,387 | 2,481 | 4,868 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,854 | 2,002 | 3,856 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent | 3,844 | – | 3,844 | 3.8 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,080 | 1,557 | 2,637 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 51,560 | 50,935 | 102,495 | 100.0 | 26 | 26 | 52 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,882 | 2,918 | 4,800 | |||||
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: Matatiele" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Matatiele" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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