Ntabankulu Local Municipality

Ntabankulu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ntabankulu) is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ntabankulu is an isiXhosa word meaning "great or big mountain", since the municipal area is mountainous in character.[4]

Ntabankulu
Official seal of Ntabankulu
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
SeatTabankulu
Wards18
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPriscilla Tsileng Sobuthongo (ANC)
 • SpeakerVuyokazi Matwasa (ANC)
 • Chief WhipSesulo Sophaqa (ANC)
Area
 • Total1,385 km2 (535 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total123,976
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa95.2%
 • English1.4%
 • Other3.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC444

It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.[5]

Main places

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The 2011 census for the Ntabankulu Municipality states a population of 123,976 with these most populated main places[6]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bhakubha 298039 3.84 2,431 Xhosa
Bhonxa 298061 8.43 3,969 Xhosa
Dambeni 298062 11.52 3,983 Xhosa
Dedelo 298015 12.48 2,957 Xhosa
Matshona 298096 7.41 4,427 Xhosa
Mbongweni 298013 8.86 3,104 Xhosa
Mfundisweni 298037 4.50 2,793 Xhosa
Tabankulu 298077 19.51 3,266 Xhosa
Full Ntabanku 2011 census data 298 1,384.96 123,976 Xhosa

Politics

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The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen 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-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress25,75281.481925,54080.931231
Economic Freedom Fighters3,48311.0203,71011.7644
African Transformation Movement4981.5805121.6211
Democratic Alliance4391.3904401.3911
African Independent Congress2510.7904991.5811
Independent candidates6742.1300
United Democratic Movement2710.8603261.0300
God Save Africa1260.4001940.6100
Socialist Party of South Africa840.2701430.4500
Patriotic Alliance220.0701220.3900
Independent South African National Civic Organisation50.020710.2200
Total31,605100.001931,557100.001938
Valid votes31,60597.7731,55797.28
Invalid/blank votes7212.238812.72
Total votes32,326100.0032,438100.00
Registered voters/turnout67,09948.1867,09948.34

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Census 2011: Local Municipality: Ntabankulu". census2011.adrianfrith.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ntabankulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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