Mbhashe Local Municipality
| Mbhashe | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Amathole | |
| Seat | Dutywa | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nonceba Olga Mfecane | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,169 km2 (1,224 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 254,909 | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 95.7% | |
| • English | 1.6% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC121 | |
The Mbhashe Municipality is a remote outpost of the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
The Mbhashe Municipality was constituted in terms of the Municipal Structures Act. No. 117 of 1998 (as amended) and comprises the areas that previously formed the Elliotdale, Willowvale and Dutywa TLCs and TRCs. The Municipality is located in the North Eastern part of the Amatole District Municipalities area of jurisdiction. The main administrative office of the Municipality is situated in Dutywa.
Its primary claim to fame is as the birthplace of the former president Thabo Mbeki. The Mbanyana Falls, Mbhashe Cultural Village and Donald Wood's Snooker Room number among its attractions.[4]
The name Mbashe is derived from Xhosa. The municipality is named after the Mbashe river that cuts through the three areas, namely Xhora (Elliotdale), Gatyana (Willowvale) and Dutywa.[5] The area also boats the head offices of the AmaXhosa Kingdom at Nqadu Great Place.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashee | 21001 | 213.82 | 13,524 |
| Bonkolo | 21002 | 158.19 | 9,394 |
| Cizela | 21003 | 143.92 | 8,903 |
| Ebongweni | 21004 | 19.86 | 1,223 |
| Ebotwe | 21005 | 771.80 | 49,869 |
| Elliotdale | 21006 | 8.21 | 1,012 |
| Emvelini | 21007 | 177.44 | 17,348 |
| Gcaleka-Ngchana | 21008 | 146.50 | 11,403 |
| Hala | 21009 | 22.36 | 1,442 |
| Idutywa Part 1 | 21010 | 275.97 | 28,957 |
| Idutywa Part 2 | 21019 | 9.19 | 4,828 |
| Jalamba | 21011 | 277.47 | 31,914 |
| Kwamkoloza | 21012 | 306.87 | 18,655 |
| Mpeko | 21013 | 2.14 | 0 |
| Ngqwangele | 21014 | 105.63 | 12,998 |
| Ngubezulu | 21015 | 238.10 | 27,130 |
| Ntonga | 21016 | 101.36 | 8,466 |
| Ntshatshongo | 21017 | 48.53 | 3,779 |
| Willowvale | 21018 | 5.54 | 2,546 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-one 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 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 forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 39,997 | 41,962 | 81,959 | 65.9 | 28 | 13 | 41 | |
| Congress of the People | 9,026 | 9,086 | 18,112 | 14.6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 6,719 | 6,798 | 13,517 | 10.9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Independent | 7,256 | – | 7,256 | 5.8 | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 654 | 678 | 1,332 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 269 | 515 | 784 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 243 | 302 | 545 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 277 | 263 | 540 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Independent Front | 165 | 116 | 281 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 64,606 | 59,720 | 124,326 | 100.0 | 31 | 30 | 61 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,782 | 4,704 | 6,486 | |||||
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.
- ↑ Mbhashe Municipality Archived 7 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mbhashe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mbhashe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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