Nxuba Local Municipality

Nxuba Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Fish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River by King Sandile in the 18th century[4] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

Nxuba
Former local municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°42′S 26°18′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatAdelaide
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLouisa Leonora Bruintjies
Area
 • Total2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total24,264
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African73.5%
 • Coloured20.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White4.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa69.3%
 • Afrikaans24.2%
 • English4.4%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC128

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Adelaide217012.473,771
Bedford217022.543,097
Lingelethu217033.548,274
Sizakhele217051.255,486
Remainder of the municipality217042,724.604,207

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 4,2904,3188,60859.9415
Democratic Alliance 1,5091,5283,03721.1022
Nxuba Community Organisation 8097441,55310.8011
Congress of the People 3033016044.2000
Adelaide Residents Association 2442224663.2000
Bedford Residents' Association 63481110.8000
Total 7,2187,16114,379100.0448
Spoilt votes 240238478
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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: Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Nxuba" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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