Mbhashe Local Municipality

Mbhashe
Mbhashe
Local municipality
	Seal
	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)
• 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
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
Party		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[]

Official website

[muni_mayor-1] "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[muni_population-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[muni_langs-3] "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

[4] Mbhashe Municipality Archived 7 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[5] South African Languages - Place names

[6] Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mbhashe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[8] "Seat Calculation Detail: Mbhashe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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