Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
Emalahleni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa name meaning "a place of coal".[4]
Emalahleni | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Cacadu |
| Wards | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ntombizanele Koni (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Dumisa Kalolo (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Thozama Mrwebi (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 119,460 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.2% |
| • English | 1.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC136 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 29,489 | 29,449 | 58,938 | 82.2 | 17 | 11 | 28 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,201 | 4,019 | 8,220 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 912 | 983 | 1,895 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| UDM | 783 | 733 | 1,516 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 252 | 282 | 534 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Movement | 181 | 243 | 424 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 63 | 122 | 185 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35,881 | 35,831 | 71,712 | 100.0 | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
| Spoilt votes | 794 | 830 | 1,624 | |||||
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cacadu | 22301 | 245.07 | 13,780 |
| Cala | 22302 | 9.68 | 57 |
| Dordrecht | 22303 | 15.67 | 4,454 |
| Emaqwatini | 22305 | 27.01 | 1,920 |
| Eqolombeni | 22306 | 61.56 | 1,603 |
| Guba | 22307 | 315.77 | 8,807 |
| Hala | 22308 | 114.03 | 2,835 |
| Indwe | 22309 | 12.17 | 1,425 |
| Cacadu | 22310 | 24.71 | 729 |
| Lakishi | 22311 | 23.79 | 3,557 |
| Macubeni | 22312 | 350.56 | 16,760 |
| Manyano | 22313 | 0.16 | 1,370 |
| Mavuya | 22314 | 0.59 | 3,023 |
| Mhlontlo | 22315 | 340.69 | 18,960 |
| Mzamomhle | 22316 | 0.29 | 880 |
| Nonesi | 22317 | 557.59 | 28,776 |
| Sinakho | 22318 | 1.39 | 4,279 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 22304 | 1,134.11 | 2,732 |
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- South African Languages - Place names
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emalahleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Emalahleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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