Engcobo Local Municipality

Engcobo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Ngcobo is an isiXhosa name for a sweet grass found in the area.[4]

Engcobo
Seal
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

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amantondo22401132.827,033
Amaqwati22402167.6516,863
Dumalisile22403128.988,330
Ngcobo2240426.556,124
Gqutyini22405259.7312,165
Hala22406185.3113,339
Jumba22407279.2716,774
Luhewini22408149.0214,707
Moshi22409171.9011,447
Sidindi22410386.9023,005
Singqumeni22411166.646,113
Tara2241246.353,190
Upper Gqobonco22413157.679,319

Politics

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 31,04430,49261,53683.3201333
UDM 2,1992,2544,4536.0022
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,3311,5452,8763.9022
Democratic Alliance 7606461,4061.9011
Independent 8778771.200
African Independent Congress 3174767931.1011
United Front of the Eastern Cape 1545507040.9000
Pan Africanist Congress 2962225180.7000
African People's Convention 2262684940.7000
Pan Africanist Movement 561602160.3000
Total 37,26036,61373,873100.0201939
Spoilt votes 7818881,669

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. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Engcobo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Engcobo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

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