Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape

Emalahleni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa name meaning "a place of coal".[4]

For the municipality in Mpumalanga, see Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga.
Emalahleni
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatCacadu
Wards17
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNtombizanele Koni (ANC)
 • SpeakerDumisa Kalolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipThozama Mrwebi (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,447 km2 (1,331 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total119,460
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.5%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa95.2%
 • English1.5%
 • Afrikaans1.2%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC136

Politics

The 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 3 August 2016 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][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 29,48929,44958,93882.2171128
Democratic Alliance 4,2014,0198,22011.5044
Economic Freedom Fighters 9129831,8952.6011
United Democratic Movement 7837331,5162.1011
African People's Convention 2522825340.7000
Pan Africanist Movement 1812434240.6000
Congress of the People 631221850.3000
Total 35,88135,83171,712100.0171734
Spoilt votes 7948301,624

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Cacadu22301245.0713,780
Cala223029.6857
Dordrecht2230315.674,454
Emaqwatini2230527.011,920
Eqolombeni2230661.561,603
Guba22307315.778,807
Hala22308114.032,835
Indwe2230912.171,425
Cacadu2231024.71729
Lakishi2231123.793,557
Macubeni22312350.5616,760
Manyano223130.161,370
Mavuya223140.593,023
Mhlontlo22315340.6918,960
Mzamomhle223160.29880
Nonesi22317557.5928,776
Sinakho223181.394,279
Remainder of the municipality223041,134.112,732
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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. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emalahleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Emalahleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

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