Mnquma Local Municipality
Mnquma Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Mnquma | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Butterworth |
| Wards | 31 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sithembiso Ncetezo (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Thobeka Bikitsha (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Nomfundiso Tshona (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 252,390 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 96.1% |
| • English | 1.4% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC122 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amabhele | 21101 | 526.95 | 32,672 |
| Amahlubi | 21102 | 631.51 | 42,651 |
| Amambalu | 21103 | 21.21 | 1,562 |
| Amazizi | 21104 | 623.87 | 54,406 |
| Butterworth | 21105 | 26.88 | 45,900 |
| Fingo | 21106 | 105.70 | 6,481 |
| Gcaleka | 21107 | 61.93 | 5,898 |
| Gqogqora | 21108 | 39.39 | 2,302 |
| Imidushane | 21109 | 64.07 | 4,239 |
| Jalamba | 21110 | 90.71 | 7,795 |
| Kentani Part 1 | 21111 | 4.44 | 784 |
| Kentani Part 2 | 21131 | 2.99 | 528 |
| Kwebulana | 21112 | 9.66 | 630 |
| Lindinxiwa | 21113 | 55.14 | 2,602 |
| Mac Vigar | 21114 | 134.74 | 6,410 |
| Mazeppa Bay | 21115 | 0.57 | 42 |
| Mazizini | 21116 | 43.39 | 2,040 |
| Mnquma | 21117 | 56.03 | 727 |
| Mtoto | 21118 | 52.88 | 4,260 |
| Ngqwara | 21119 | 193.31 | 14,912 |
| Ngubezulu | 21120 | 17.93 | 1,793 |
| Ngusi | 21121 | 114.11 | 7,347 |
| Nqadu | 21122 | 3.71 | 231 |
| Nqamakwe | 21123 | 16.09 | 1,405 |
| Ntshatshongo | 21124 | 0.72 | 0 |
| Qolora Mouth | 21126 | 0.34 | 69 |
| Qolora | 21125 | 201.39 | 20,265 |
| Springs | 21127 | 0.80 | 116 |
| Teko | 21128 | 61.74 | 5,686 |
| Tutura | 21129 | 47.50 | 5,664 |
| Tyhali | 21130 | 113.68 | 8,359 |
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 forty-eight 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 | 48,249 | 46,693 | 94,942 | 75.3 | 31 | 17 | 48 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 4,492 | 4,738 | 9,230 | 7.3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,993 | 2,931 | 5,924 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,713 | 3,183 | 5,896 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| African Independent Congress | 78 | 2,699 | 2,777 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,280 | 1,429 | 2,709 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,971 | – | 1,971 | 1.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 776 | 615 | 1,391 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Congress | 275 | 425 | 700 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 200 | 198 | 398 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kingdom Governance Movement | 8 | 60 | 68 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 63,035 | 62,971 | 126,006 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,444 | 1,626 | 3,070 | |||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "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: Mnquma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Mnquma" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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