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 | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Cacadu |
| Wards | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ntombizanele Koni (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Dumisa Kalolo (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Thozama Mrwebi (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 119,460 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 95.2% |
| • English | 1.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC136 |
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.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 24,405 | 79.73 | 17 | 24,926 | 81.52 | 11 | 28 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,889 | 6.17 | 0 | 1,946 | 6.36 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,608 | 5.25 | 0 | 1,634 | 5.34 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 620 | 2.03 | 0 | 767 | 2.51 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 619 | 2.02 | 0 | 703 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,003 | 3.28 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Transformation Movement | 259 | 0.85 | 0 | 422 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 205 | 0.67 | 0 | 179 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30,608 | 100.00 | 17 | 30,577 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
| Valid votes | 30,608 | 98.04 | 30,577 | 97.89 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 611 | 1.96 | 660 | 2.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 31,219 | 100.00 | 31,237 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,230 | 52.71 | 59,230 | 52.74 | ||||
Main places
editThe 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
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
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]