Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality

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Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality (previously Engcobo Municipality)[4] is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ngcobo is an isiXhosa word for a sweet grass found in the area.[5]

Dr AB Xuma
Official seal of Dr AB Xuma
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatNgcobo
Wards20
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSiyabulela Zangqa (ANC)
 • SpeakerSkosana Mbolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNobantu Macingwane (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,484 km2 (959 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total155,513
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa94.7%
 • English2.0%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC137

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amantondo 22401 132.82 7,033
Amaqwati 22402 167.65 16,863
Dumalisile 22403 128.98 8,330
Ngcobo 22404 26.55 6,124
Gqutyini 22405 259.73 12,165
Hala 22406 185.31 13,339
Jumba 22407 279.27 16,774
Luhewini 22408 149.02 14,707
Moshi 22409 171.90 11,447
Sidindi 22410 386.90 23,005
Singqumeni 22411 166.64 6,113
Tara 22412 46.35 3,190
Upper Gqobonco 22413 157.67 9,319

Politics

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The municipal council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 thirty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress26,47381.922026,44582.071232
Economic Freedom Fighters1,7745.4901,8045.6022
United Democratic Movement1,6435.0801,6355.0722
African Transformation Movement9652.9909813.0411
Democratic Alliance5061.5704361.3511
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2560.7902720.8411
Independent candidates1410.4400
5 other parties5571.7206482.0100
Total32,315100.002032,221100.001939
Valid votes32,31598.2732,22198.03
Invalid/blank votes5681.736471.97
Total votes32,883100.0032,868100.00
Registered voters/turnout70,36946.7370,36946.71

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. ^ Menzelwa, Zolile. "Engcobo Local Municipality changes name to Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality". News24. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  6. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Engcobo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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