Mbizana Local Municipality
| Mbizana | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°ECoordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Alfred Nzo | |
| Seat | Bizana | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mr M M Twabu | |
| • Manager | Mr P B Mase | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,417 km2 (933 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 281,905 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 93.8% | |
| • English | 2.0% | |
| • Zulu | 1.5% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC443 | |
Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of:
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