Ngqushwa Local Municipality
| Ngqushwa | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°ECoordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Amathole | |
| Seat | Peddie | |
| Wards | 13 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | S Ndwayana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,241 km2 (865 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 72,190 | |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.2% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.4% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.7% | |
| • English | 2.6% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC126 | |
Ngqushwa Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 twenty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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