King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

King Sabata Dalindyebo
Local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District OR Tambo
Seat Mthatha
Wards 35
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Nonkoliso Ngqongwa
Area
 • Total 3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 451,710
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 98.5%
 • Coloured 0.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 0.3%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Xhosa 92.8%
 • English 3.6%
 • Other 3.6%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EC157

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a municipality situated in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The municipality is made up of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is one of seven local municipalities within the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality.

The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Baziya 23601179.4613,737
Cacadu 2360260.666,345
Coffee Bay 236030.86295
Ebotwe 23604186.9515,939
Gcaleka-Ngchana 236054.54309
Hagebe 23606154.1117,262
Hala 2360790.1010,140
Jalamba 236087.70650
Jumba 23609197.3513,492
Masizakhe 2361019.412,363
Matyengqina 23611202.5820,416
Mhlanga 2361221.616,503
Mpeko 2361399.3026,202
Mqanduli 236149.612,357
Mqekezweni 23615288.6722,497
Ngqubusini 236165.05558
Ngubezulu 236171.020
Nqabe 23618242.0223,962
Nqanda 2361921.842,882
Qiya 23620229.3722,874
Qokolweni/Zimbane 2362198.3721,996
Rarabe 2362223.371,542
Sithebe 2362363.258,144
Tshezi 23624115.3414,377
Tshomane 23625182.7821,843
Umtata Part 1 2362664.7092,469
Umtata Part 2 2363029.572,316
Upper Ncise-Kambi 23627230.2423,013
Xesibe 23628113.3315,094
Xongora 2362972.525,659

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-five wards, while the remaining thirty-five 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-six 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 59,025 60,412 119,437 65.6 33 13 46
United Democratic Movement 23,441 22,861 46,302 25.4 1 17 18
Democratic Alliance 2,596 2,641 5,237 2.9 0 2 2
Congress of the People 1,454 3,086 4,540 2.5 0 2 2
Independent 2,037 – 2,037 1.1 1 – 1
Civic Alliance of South Africa 1,192 819 2,011 1.1 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 477 382 859 0.5 0 0 0
African People's Convention 307 500 807 0.4 0 0 0
Civic Independent 5 480 485 0.3 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 29 210 239 0.1 0 0 0
United Independent Front 49 83 132 0.1 0 0 0
Total 90,612 91,474 182,086 100.0 35 35 70
Spoilt votes 1,988 1,560 3,548

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: King Sabata Dalindyebo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: King Sabata Dalindyebo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 31°35′02″S 28°47′17″E / 31.58389°S 28.78806°E / -31.58389; 28.78806

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