Elundini Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Elundini; Sotho: Masepala wa Elundini) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from isiZulu and refers to the Drakensberg Mountains.[4]
Elundini | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Seat | Maclear |
| Wards | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nonkongozelo Ruth Lengs (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Vangiwe Victoria Hokwana (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Mamello Semakaleng Leteba (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,065 km2 (1,956 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 138,141 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 70.1% |
| • Sotho | 24.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.7% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC141 |
Main places
editThe 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amahlubi | 22601 | 676.98 | 17,492 | Xhosa |
| Amazizi | 22602 | 156.98 | 6,934 | Xhosa |
| Asentshonalanga | 22603 | 90.82 | 5,102 | Xhosa |
| Bakoena | 22604 | 224.75 | 12,458 | Sotho |
| Basoto | 22605 | 169.85 | 8,454 | Xhosa |
| Batlokoa | 22606 | 720.18 | 32,079 | Sotho |
| Hlubi | 22608 | 125.92 | 4,872 | Xhosa |
| JK Bokwe | 22609 | 0.28 | 1,280 | Xhosa |
| Maclear | 22610 | 7.24 | 4,908 | Xhosa |
| Madeira | 22611 | 0.23 | 598 | Xhosa |
| Mati's | 22612 | 0.25 | 1,762 | Xhosa |
| Matolandile/Zimelelandile | 22613 | 98.11 | 5,556 | Xhosa |
| Mount Fletcher Part 1 | 22614 | 10.70 | 9,406 | Xhosa |
| Mount Fletcher Part 2 | 22620 | 108.32 | 3,371 | Xhosa |
| Ngcele | 22615 | 162.30 | 8,521 | Xhosa |
| Ntokozweni | 22616 | 0.13 | 1,119 | Xhosa |
| Ntywenka Forest | 22617 | 0.15 | 159 | Xhosa |
| Sonwabile | 22618 | 2.14 | 4,671 | Xhosa |
| Ugie | 22619 | 18.21 | 3,585 | Xhosa |
| Remainder of the municipality | 22607 | 2,782.47 | 5,279 | Xhosa |
Politics
editThe 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.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 22,994 | 80.85 | 17 | 22,590 | 80.06 | 11 | 28 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,944 | 6.84 | 0 | 2,135 | 7.57 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 932 | 3.28 | 0 | 951 | 3.37 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 798 | 2.81 | 0 | 811 | 2.87 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 509 | 1.79 | 0 | 593 | 2.10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 896 | 3.15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 366 | 1.29 | 0 | 432 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 706 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28,439 | 100.00 | 17 | 28,218 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
| Valid votes | 28,439 | 97.09 | 28,218 | 96.67 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 851 | 2.91 | 972 | 3.33 | ||||
| Total votes | 29,290 | 100.00 | 29,190 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 61,114 | 47.93 | 61,114 | 47.76 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "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[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Elundini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
edit- http://www.elundini.org.za/ Archived 16 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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