Nxuba Local Municipality
Nxuba Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Fish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River by King Sandile in the 18th century[4] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
Nxuba | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Adelaide |
| Wards | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Louisa Leonora Bruintjies |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 24,264 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 73.5% |
| • Coloured | 20.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 69.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 24.2% |
| • English | 4.4% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC128 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21701 | 2.47 | 3,771 |
| Bedford | 21702 | 2.54 | 3,097 |
| Lingelethu | 21703 | 3.54 | 8,274 |
| Sizakhele | 21705 | 1.25 | 5,486 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 21704 | 2,724.60 | 4,207 |
Politics
The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 4,290 | 4,318 | 8,608 | 59.9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,509 | 1,528 | 3,037 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nxuba Community Organisation | 809 | 744 | 1,553 | 10.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 303 | 301 | 604 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adelaide Residents Association | 244 | 222 | 466 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bedford Residents' Association | 63 | 48 | 111 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,218 | 7,161 | 14,379 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 240 | 238 | 478 | |||||
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
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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