Ndlambe Local Municipality

Ndlambe
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 33°36′S 26°53′E / 33.600°S 26.883°E / -33.600; 26.883Coordinates: 33°36′S 26°53′E / 33.600°S 26.883°E / -33.600; 26.883
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Seat Port Alfred
Wards 10
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mr V M Balura
 • Manager Mr G Ngesi
Area
 • Total 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 61,176
 • Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 77.7%
 • Coloured 7.3%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 14.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 72.9%
 • English 12.5%
 • Afrikaans 11.9%
 • Other 2.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code EC105

Ndlambe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa, with its capital at Port Alfred. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.[4]

It encompasses the following towns:[5]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 13,81813,87027,68862.29413
Democratic Alliance 6,8236,88513,70830.8156
Economic Freedom Fighters 4646011,0652.4011
Independent 725–7251.60–0
United Democratic Movement 1216007211.6000
African Christian Democratic Party 3192966151.4000
Total 22,27022,25244,522100.0101020
Spoilt votes 238224462

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[8]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Alexandria205013.843,087Afrikaans
Bathurst205028.45600English
Boknesstrand205031.09216Afrikaans
Cannon Rocks205041.79209English
Ekuphumleni205051.103,619Xhosa
Kasuka205061.1796Xhosa
Kenton-on-Sea205077.455,266Xhosa
Kleinemonde205085.7418Xhosa
Kwanonqubela205090.814,626Xhosa
Nkwenkwezi205113.3514,673Xhosa
Nolukhanyo205121.224,961Xhosa
Port Alfred2051319.026,287English
Remainder of the municipality205101,945.7911,833Xhosa

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. ↑ Valley of Hope, accessed 15 September 2008.
  5. ↑ Department of Home Affairs website, accessed 15 September 2008. Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ndlambe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ndlambe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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