Umzimvubu Local Municipality

Umzimvubu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Alfred Nzo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Umzimvubu
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
SeatMount Frere
Wards27
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSobane Mnukwa (ANC)
 • SpeakerNofikile Florida Ngonyolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNdanele Mzinwa (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total191,620
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa93.1%
 • English2.6%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC442

Umzimvubu, the name of the Mzimvubu River is an isiXhosa name which means "home of the hippopotamus". Umzimvubu Local Municipality falls within the Alfred Nzo District of the Eastern Cape Province. The Municipal area comprises an area of 2506 square kilometres.

The municipality has undergone a number of amendments in terms of municipal and ward demarcation which has a profound impact on planning in the area.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Amahlubi2380192.172,814Xhosa
Bakoena23802528.4031,417Sotho
Bhele238032.66540Xhosa
Fikeni23804142.3015,767Xhosa
Hlubi2380552.814,233Xhosa
Ludidi23806281.3313,846Xhosa
Lupindo23807187.8912,034Xhosa
Lwandlolubomvu238083.76787Xhosa
Makaula238091,488.73100,632Xhosa
Malubelube2381068.6821,730Xhosa
Mandileni296083
296101
296102
296149		11.702,267Xhosa
Manguzela23812117.5412,044Xhosa
Matandela2381398.754,985Xhosa
Maxesibeni2381497.925,512Xhosa
Mosesh23815474.5435,501Sotho
Mount Ayliff2381619.524,881Xhosa
Mount Frere2381714.747,655Xhosa
Mpoza23818210.0411,604Xhosa
Mzongwana23819244.8413,100Xhosa
Sibi23820326.4230,275Xhosa
Umzimvubu Part 12382155.552,268Xhosa
Umzimvubu Part 223825162.00721Xhosa
Xesibe23822385.5941,825Xhosa

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-six 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-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 42,23341,76784,00077.1271441
Democratic Alliance 4,1783,6667,8447.2044
UDM 2,8664,0796,9456.4033
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,6582,6005,2584.8033
African Independent Congress 1,7832,3224,1053.8022
Independent 720–7200.70–0
Total 54,43854,434108,872100.0272653
Spoilt votes 1,5741,6923,266

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzimvubu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzimvubu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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