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 | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Ngcobo |
| Wards | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Siyabulela Zangqa (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Skosana Mbolo (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Nobantu Macingwane (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,484 km2 (959 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 155,513 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 94.7% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC137 |
Main places
editThe 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
editThe 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]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 26,473 | 81.92 | 20 | 26,445 | 82.07 | 12 | 32 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,774 | 5.49 | 0 | 1,804 | 5.60 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,643 | 5.08 | 0 | 1,635 | 5.07 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 965 | 2.99 | 0 | 981 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 506 | 1.57 | 0 | 436 | 1.35 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 256 | 0.79 | 0 | 272 | 0.84 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 141 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 other parties | 557 | 1.72 | 0 | 648 | 2.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 32,315 | 100.00 | 20 | 32,221 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
| Valid votes | 32,315 | 98.27 | 32,221 | 98.03 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 568 | 1.73 | 647 | 1.97 | ||||
| Total votes | 32,883 | 100.00 | 32,868 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 70,369 | 46.73 | 70,369 | 46.71 | ||||
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.
- ^ Menzelwa, Zolile. "Engcobo Local Municipality changes name to Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality". News24. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Engcobo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.