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King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

Coordinates: 31°35′02″S 28°47′17″E / 31.58389°S 28.78806°E / -31.58389; 28.78806
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King Sabata Dalindyebo
Official seal of King Sabata Dalindyebo
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°35′02″S 28°47′17″E / 31.58389°S 28.78806°E / -31.58389; 28.78806
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictOR Tambo
SeatMthatha
Wards35
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGoodman Nyaniso Nelani (ANC)
 • SpeakerThandeka Grace Maqoko (ANC)
 • Chief WhipMzukisi Nyoka (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,027 km2 (1,169 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total451,710
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.5%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa92.8%
 • English3.6%
 • Other3.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC157

King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase King Sabata Dalindyebo) is a local municipality situated in the inland of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality includes the towns of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality is one of the seven local municipalities within the OR Tambo District Municipality.

The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because his great place was in the region and he was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Baziya 23601 179.46 13,737
Cacadu 23602 60.66 6,345
Coffee Bay 23603 0.86 295
Ebotwe 23604 186.95 15,939
Gcaleka-Ngchana 23605 4.54 309
Hagebe 23606 154.11 17,262
Hala 23607 90.10 10,140
Jalamba 23608 7.70 650
Jumba 23609 197.35 13,492
Masizakhe 23610 19.41 2,363
Matyengqina 23611 202.58 20,416
Mhlanga 23612 21.61 6,503
Mpeko 23613 99.30 26,202
Mqanduli 23614 9.61 2,357
Mqekezweni 23615 288.67 22,497
Ngqubusini 23616 5.05 558
Ngubezulu 23617 1.02 0
Nqabe 23618 242.02 23,962
Nqanda 23619 21.84 2,882
Qiya 23620 229.37 22,874
Qokolweni/Zimbane 23621 98.37 21,996
Rarabe 23622 23.37 1,542
Sithebe 23623 63.25 8,144
Tshezi 23624 115.34 14,377
Tshomane 23625 182.78 21,843
Umtata Part 1 23626 64.70 92,469
Umtata Part 2 23630 29.57 2,316
Upper Ncise-Kambi 23627 230.24 23,013
Xesibe 23628 113.33 15,094
Xongora 23629 72.52 5,659

Politics

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The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress51,56164.893650,27063.631248
United Democratic Movement10,79513.59012,88716.311111
Economic Freedom Fighters5,5156.9405,5337.0055
African Transformation Movement3,4764.3703,9374.9833
Independent candidates4,3265.4411
Democratic Alliance1,4601.8401,5621.9811
African Independent Congress500.0601,6162.0511
Civic Independent4410.5609381.1911
Mthatha Ratepayers and Residents Association5550.7008111.0311
Independent South African National Civic Organisation7480.9406030.7611
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania5060.6405000.6300
South African Security Organisation210.0302000.2500
God Save Africa1480.1900
Total79,454100.003779,005100.003673
Valid votes79,45497.7479,00597.03
Invalid/blank votes1,8362.262,4152.97
Total votes81,290100.0081,420100.00
Registered voters/turnout206,56339.35206,56339.42

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — King Sabata Dalindyebo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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