Mhlontlo Local Municipality

Mhlontlo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.

Mhlontlo
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictOR Tambo
SeatQumbu
Wards26
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNompumelelo Dywili (ANC)
 • SpeakerMbulelo Jara (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNozolile Margaret Mvanyashe (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,826 km2 (1,091 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total188,226
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa94.9%
 • English2.3%
 • Other2.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC156

Mhlontlo was a chief of the Pondomise people during the 19th century.[4]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amacwera23501177.8220,419
Amampondomise23502109.2412,566
Amazizi235030.350
Asentshonalanga235048.02475
Basuto235057.950
Bhele2350670.314,240
Bovube23507197.1918,717
Culunca2350899.509,501
Ebotwa23509203.3522,254
Emaqa-Kambani23510162.7110,214
Hala2351167.982,907
Hlubi23512280.7722,631
Kambi235136.87369
Ketani2351470.067,600
Lwandlolubomvu2351548.431,625
Makaula2351624.83629
Masizakhe23517293.6718,661
Matolandile/Zimelelandile2351832.9152
Mbalisweni23519125.2210,021
Mhlontlo2352019.826
Ngqubusini23521106.955,855
Ngwane2352216.95633
Northern Pondomise23523294.5015,987
Qumbu2352438.153,275
Tsolo Part 12352553.975,678
Tsolo Part 223526184.592,361

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-five 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 forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 38,06739,97478,04178.1241640
United Democratic Movement 2,8213,1555,9766.0033
Civic Independent 1,4493,6155,0645.1022
Independent 3,823–3,8233.82–2
Democratic Alliance 1,6441,6223,2663.3022
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,6241,5723,1963.2022
Congress of the People 2553135680.6000
Total 49,68350,25199,934100.0262551
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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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mhlontlo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mhlontlo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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