Mbizana Local Municipality

Mbizana
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E / -31.567; 29.400Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E / -31.567; 29.400
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Alfred Nzo
Seat Bizana
Wards 31
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mr M M Twabu
 • Manager Mr P B Mase
Area
 • Total 2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 281,905
 • Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.6%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 93.8%
 • English 2.0%
 • Zulu 1.5%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code EC443

Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in Alfred Nzo District Municipality in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.

Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.

It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Amadiba23001433.7028,421Xhosa
Amandela230028.782,297Xhosa
Amandengane2300346.813,583Xhosa
Amangutyana23004286.1035,871Xhosa
Amantshangase23005108.387,104Xhosa
Amapisi23006122.899,909Xhosa
Bala2300718.033,935Xhosa
Bizana2300823.964,110Xhosa
Imizizi23009541.8167,728Xhosa
Ntlenzi23010360.6031,706Xhosa
Ntshamate2301115.023,706Xhosa
Tsikelo23012345.7541,453Xhosa
Xesibe23013100.005,594Xhosa

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 57,98558,315116,30080.5311950
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,2044,6398,8436.1044
Academic Congress Union 2,9582,8455,8034.0033
Democratic Alliance 2,7272,5345,2613.6022
African Independent Congress 1,6041,7483,3522.3011
African People's Convention 1,0599692,0281.4011
United Democratic Movement 6881,1181,8061.3011
Abantu Democratic Revolution 1572203770.3000
Independent 366–3660.30–0
Pan Africanist Congress 1082183260.2000
Total 71,85672,606144,462100.0313162
Spoilt votes 1,9341,9073,841

Births

Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:

Touristic attractions

  • Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
  • Mbizana Nature Reserve
  • OR Tambo Cultural Village
  • OR Tambo Monument

Fauna and flora

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mbizana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mbizana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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