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
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Chris Hani
Seat	Ngcobo
Wards	20
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Siyabulela Zangqa (ANC)
• Speaker	Skosana Mbolo (ANC)
• Chief Whip	Nobantu Macingwane (ANC)
Area
• Total	2,484 km^2 (959 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	155,513
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Xhosa	94.7%
• English	2.0%
• Other	3.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	EC137

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	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

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]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	31,044	30,492	61,536	83.3	20	13	33
	United Democratic Movement	2,199	2,254	4,453	6.0	0	2	2
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,331	1,545	2,876	3.9	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	760	646	1,406	1.9	0	1	1
	Independent	877	–	877	1.2	0	–	0
	African Independent Congress	317	476	793	1.1	0	1	1
	United Front of the Eastern Cape	154	550	704	0.9	0	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress	296	222	518	0.7	0	0	0
	African People's Convention	226	268	494	0.7	0	0	0
	Pan Africanist Movement	56	160	216	0.3	0	0	0
Total		37,260	36,613	73,873	100.0	20	19	39
Spoilt votes		781	888	1,669

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.

External links

• Official website