Joe Gqabi District Municipality
| Joe Gqabi | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 30°58′S 27°36′E / 30.967°S 27.600°ECoordinates: 30°58′S 27°36′E / 30.967°S 27.600°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| Seat | Barkly East | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Z Dumzela | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 25,663 km2 (9,909 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 349,768 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 93.8% | |
| • Coloured | 3.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 2.4% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 70.5% | |
| • Sotho | 20.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 5.9% | |
| • English | 1.6% | |
| • Other | 1.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC14 | |
Joe Gqabi District Municipality is one of the seven districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Joe Gqabi is Barkly East. The majority of its 349,768 people speak IsiXhosa (2011 census).
Before 1 February 2010 it was known as the Ukhahlamba District Municipality; its name was changed in recognition of Joe Nzingo Gqabi (1929–1981), an African National Congress member who was a journalist for the New Age, a member of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, and one of the Pretoria Twelve.
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Joe Gqabi is surrounded by the following districts:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census:
Election results for Joe Gqabi (prev. Ukhahlamba) in the South African general election, 2004.
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