Mbhashe Local Municipality
Mbhashe | |
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![]() Location in the Eastern Cape | |
Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°ECoordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Seat | Dutywa |
Wards | 31 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Samkelo Nicholas Janda (ANC) |
• Speaker | Babalwa Majavu (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Mandla Sibingibingi (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,169 km2 (1,224 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 254,909 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.4% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 95.7% |
• English | 1.6% |
• Other | 2.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC121 |
The Mbhashe Municipality is a remote outpost of the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
The Mbhashe Municipality was constituted in terms of the Municipal Structures Act. No. 117 of 1998 (as amended) and comprises the areas that previously formed the Elliotdale, Willowvale and Dutywa TLCs and TRCs. The Municipality is located in the North Eastern part of the Amathole District Municipality's area of jurisdiction. The main administrative office of the Municipality is situated in Dutywa.
Its primary claim to fame is as the birthplace of the former president Thabo Mbeki. The Mbanyana Falls, Mbhashe Cultural Village and Donald Wood's Snooker Room number among its attractions.[4]
The name Mbashe is derived from Xhosa. The municipality is named after the Mbashe river that cuts through the three areas, namely Xhora (Elliotdale), Gatyana (Willowvale) and Dutywa.[5] The area also boats the head offices of the AmaXhosa Kingdom at Nqadu Great Place.
Main places[]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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Bashee | 21001 | 213.82 | 13,524 |
21002 | 158.19 | 9,394 | |
21003 | 143.92 | 8,903 | |
21004 | 19.86 | 1,223 | |
21005 | 771.80 | 49,869 | |
Elliotdale | 21006 | 8.21 | 1,012 |
21007 | 177.44 | 17,348 | |
21008 | 146.50 | 11,403 | |
21009 | 22.36 | 1,442 | |
Idutywa Part 1 | 21010 | 275.97 | 28,957 |
Idutywa Part 2 | 21019 | 9.19 | 4,828 |
21011 | 277.47 | 31,914 | |
21012 | 306.87 | 18,655 | |
21013 | 2.14 | 0 | |
21014 | 105.63 | 12,998 | |
21015 | 238.10 | 27,130 | |
21016 | 101.36 | 8,466 | |
21017 | 48.53 | 3,779 | |
Willowvale | 21018 | 5.54 | 2,546 |
Politics[]
The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two 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-seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
ANC | 48,135 | 50,370 | 98,505 | 73.1 | 30 | 17 | 47 | |
UDM | 9,309 | 10,147 | 19,456 | 14.4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
Independent | 6,442 | – | 6,442 | 4.8 | 2 | – | 2 | |
EFF | 1,942 | 2,401 | 4,343 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,437 | 1,533 | 2,970 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
COPE | 406 | 751 | 1,157 | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
PAC | 375 | 466 | 841 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 54 | 496 | 550 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
140 | 350 | 490 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 68,240 | 66,514 | 134,754 | 100.0 | 32 | 31 | 63 | |
Spoilt votes | 1,294 | 2,716 | 4,010 |
References[]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Mbhashe Municipality Archived 7 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mbhashe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mbhashe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
External links[]
- Local municipalities of the Amatole District Municipality