Engcobo Local Municipality
| Engcobo | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Chris Hani | |
| Seat | Ngcobo | |
| Wards | 20 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Lizeka Bonga | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,484 km2 (959 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 155,513 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.7% | |
| • English | 2.0% | |
| • Other | 3.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC137 | |
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.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
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.
Coordinates: 31°40′S 28°00′E / 31.667°S 28.000°E
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