Lukhanji Local Municipality

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Lukhanji
Former local municipality
Official seal of Lukhanji
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatQueenstown
Wards27
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNozibele Makanda (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,813 km2 (1,472 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total190,723
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African92.6%
 • Coloured3.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White2.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa86.8%
 • Afrikaans5.5%
 • English4.5%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC134

Lukhanji Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Lukhanji is a Xhosa name for the mountain that runs from the eastern side of Queenstown to the western side.[3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.

Main places[]

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places
(Note: only places with more than 1,000 inhabitants listed here):[4]

Place Census code Area (km2) Population
281037 3.78 1,693
281052 4.65 2,000
281083 4.25 1,343
Ezibeleni 281015 32.09 30,113
281093 2.89 1,022
Hewu 281068 2.00 2,193
281029 4.65 10,689
281021 1.99 1,219
Lesseyton 281013 2.53 2,715
281050 2.39 1,288
281038 2.39 2,127
Mlungisi 281018 3.67 24,901
281023 3.75 1,705
281012 1.68 1,163
Queenstown 281017 67.63 43,971
Sada 281067 4.57 13,493
281055 4.06 3,056
281011 1.02 1,467
Whittlesea 281066 15.37 14,756
Remainder of the municipality 281002 3,588.35 6,233

Politics[]

The municipal council consisted of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 forty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward[Note 1] List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 38,507 39,655 78,162 82.8 26 19 45
Democratic Alliance 4,369 4,807 9,176 9.7 1 4 5
COPE 880 2,194 3,074 3.3 0 2 2
UDM 1,170 897 2,067 2.2 0 1 1
PAC 384 360 744 0.8 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Movement 357 151 508 0.5 0 0 0
Independent 380 – 380 0.4 0 – 0
107 60 167 0.2 0 0 0
NFP 22 84 106 0.1 0 0 0
Total 46,176 48,208 94,384 100.0 27 27 54
Spoilt votes 927 625 1,552
  1. ^ In one ward the ANC candidate was deemed elected without a ballot as no other candidates were nominated.

References[]

  1. ^ "Mother of Six Appointed Executive Mayor of Lukhanji Municipality". Newsroom - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lukhanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lukhanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links[]

Coordinates: 31°54′S 26°52′E / 31.900°S 26.867°E / -31.900; 26.867

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