Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape

Emalahleni Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Emalahleni) is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa word meaning "a place of coal".[4]

Emalahleni
Official seal of Emalahleni
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatCacadu
Wards17
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNtombizanele Koni (ANC)
 • SpeakerDumisa Kalolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipThozama Mrwebi (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total119,460
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.5%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa95.2%
 • English1.5%
 • Afrikaans1.2%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC136

Politics

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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 1 November 2021 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]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,40579.731724,92681.521128
Democratic Alliance1,8896.1701,9466.3622
Economic Freedom Fighters1,6085.2501,6345.3422
United Democratic Movement6202.0307672.5111
Independent South African National Civic Organisation6192.0207032.3011
Independent candidates1,0033.2800
African Transformation Movement2590.8504221.3800
African People's Convention2050.6701790.5900
Total30,608100.001730,577100.001734
Valid votes30,60898.0430,57797.89
Invalid/blank votes6111.966602.11
Total votes31,219100.0031,237100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,23052.7159,23052.74

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

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

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
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