Mhlontlo Local Municipality
| Mhlontlo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in the Eastern Cape | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | OR Tambo | |
| Seat | Qumbu | |
| Wards | 26 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Thandekile Sabiso | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,826 km2 (1,091 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 188,226 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.9% | |
| • English | 2.3% | |
| • Other | 2.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC156 | |
Mhlontlo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Mhlontlo was a chief of the Pondomise people during the 19th century.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amacwera | 23501 | 177.82 | 20,419 |
| Amampondomise | 23502 | 109.24 | 12,566 |
| Amazizi | 23503 | 0.35 | 0 |
| Asentshonalanga | 23504 | 8.02 | 475 |
| Basuto | 23505 | 7.95 | 0 |
| Bhele | 23506 | 70.31 | 4,240 |
| Bovube | 23507 | 197.19 | 18,717 |
| Culunca | 23508 | 99.50 | 9,501 |
| Ebotwa | 23509 | 203.35 | 22,254 |
| Emaqa-Kambani | 23510 | 162.71 | 10,214 |
| Hala | 23511 | 67.98 | 2,907 |
| Hlubi | 23512 | 280.77 | 22,631 |
| Kambi | 23513 | 6.87 | 369 |
| Ketani | 23514 | 70.06 | 7,600 |
| Lwandlolubomvu | 23515 | 48.43 | 1,625 |
| Makaula | 23516 | 24.83 | 629 |
| Masizakhe | 23517 | 293.67 | 18,661 |
| Matolandile/Zimelelandile | 23518 | 32.91 | 52 |
| Mbalisweni | 23519 | 125.22 | 10,021 |
| Mhlontlo | 23520 | 19.82 | 6 |
| Ngqubusini | 23521 | 106.95 | 5,855 |
| Ngwane | 23522 | 16.95 | 633 |
| Northern Pondomise | 23523 | 294.50 | 15,987 |
| Qumbu | 23524 | 38.15 | 3,275 |
| Tsolo Part 1 | 23525 | 53.97 | 5,678 |
| Tsolo Part 2 | 23526 | 184.59 | 2,361 |
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 forty-eight 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 | 44,631 | 45,287 | 89,918 | 90.8 | 26 | 22 | 48 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 2,994 | 2,841 | 5,835 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,186 | 1,288 | 2,474 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 408 | – | 408 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 80 | 314 | 394 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 49,299 | 49,730 | 99,029 | 100.0 | 26 | 26 | 52 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,432 | 1,158 | 2,590 | |||||
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: Mhlontlo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mhlontlo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links
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Coordinates: 31°09′S 28°52′E / 31.150°S 28.867°E