Ngquza Hill Local Municipality
| Ingquza Hill | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°ECoordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | OR Tambo | |
| Seat | Flagstaff | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Jongintaba Mdingi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,477 km2 (956 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 278,481 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.2% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.6% | |
| • English | 2.2% | |
| • Other | 3.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC153 | |
Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, previously known as Qaukeni, is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two 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-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
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