Mnquma Local Municipality
| Mnquma | ||
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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 | Amathole | |
| Seat | Butterworth | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Bharba Gajana | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 252,390 | |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 96.1% | |
| • English | 1.4% | |
| • Other | 2.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC122 | |
Mnquma 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 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 forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 32°19′S 28°08′E / 32.317°S 28.133°E
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