Nxuba Local Municipality

Nxuba
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E / 32.700°S 26.300°E / -32.700; 26.300Coordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E / 32.700°S 26.300°E / -32.700; 26.300
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Amathole
Seat Adelaide
Wards 4
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Louisa Leonora Bruintjies
Area
  Total 2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 24,264
  Density 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 73.5%
  Coloured 20.6%
  Indian/Asian 0.3%
  White 4.9%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Xhosa 69.3%
  Afrikaans 24.2%
  English 4.4%
  Other 2.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC128

Nxuba Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Fish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River by King Sandile in the 18th century[4] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Adelaide 217012.473,771
Bedford 217022.543,097
Lingelethu 217033.548,274
Sizakhele 217051.255,486
Remainder of the municipality 217042,724.604,207

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five 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 4,290 4,318 8,608 59.9 4 1 5
Democratic Alliance 1,509 1,528 3,037 21.1 0 2 2
Nxuba Community Organisation 809 744 1,553 10.8 0 1 1
Congress of the People 303 301 604 4.2 0 0 0
Adelaide Residents Association 244 222 466 3.2 0 0 0
Bedford Residents' Association 63 48 111 0.8 0 0 0
Total 7,218 7,161 14,379 100.0 4 4 8
Spoilt votes 240 238 478

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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