Sundays River Valley Local Municipality
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Sundays River Valley Sondagsriviervallei |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Coordinates: 33°25′S 25°27′E / 33.417°S 25.450°ECoordinates: 33°25′S 25°27′E / 33.417°S 25.450°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Cacadu | |
| Seat | Kirkwood | |
| Wards | 8 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | S. H. Matinise | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,994 km2 (2,314 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 54,504 | |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 71.8% | |
| • Coloured | 21.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 5.9% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 64.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 28.0% | |
| • English | 3.4% | |
| • Other | 4.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC106 | |
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality (Afrikaans: Sondagsriviervallei Plaaslike Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality in Cacadu District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It has a total population of nearly 70,000 people. This area is one of the key production areas for citrus in South Africa. It also encompasses the Addo Elephant National Park and other significant areas of nature conservation.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
The municipality derives its name from the 250 km (160 mi) long Sundays River, the fastest flowing river in South Africa. The river winds its way through the Zuurberg mountains and passes Kirkwood in the fertile Sundays River Valley; it empties into the Indian Ocean at Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth.
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