King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
| King Sabata Dalindyebo | ||
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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 | OR Tambo | |
| Seat | Mthatha | |
| Wards | 35 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Nonkoliso Ngqongwa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 451,710 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 98.5% | |
| • Coloured | 0.8% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 0.3% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 92.8% | |
| • English | 3.6% | |
| • Other | 3.6% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC157 | |
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a municipality situated in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The municipality is made up of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is one of seven local municipalities within the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality.
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 31°35′02″S 28°47′17″E / 31.58389°S 28.78806°E
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