Nkonkobe Local Municipality
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{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nkonkobe
| official_name =
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| settlement_type = Former local municipality
| image_seal = Nkonkobe_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of the Eastern Cape with Nkonkobe highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt = Location in the Eastern Cape
| map_caption = Location in the Eastern Cape
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Eastern Cape
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Amathole
| seat = Fort Beaufort
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 21
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Anele Ntsangani
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3626
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}
| population_total = 127115
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 94.5%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 4.0%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 0.2%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 1.0%
| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |accessdate=27 September 2015}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Xhosa}}
| demographics2_info1 = 90.1%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info2 = 5.0%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}}
| demographics2_info3 = 2.7%
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| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 2.2%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = EC127
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Nkonkobe Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Winterberg mountain range, Nkonkobe in isiXhosa.[http://www.salanguages.com/munnames.htm South African Languages - Place names] The seat, as well as most offices, of the Municipality are in Fort Beaufort, but the Council's chambers in Alice are generally used for council meetings, being better equipped. Other towns served by the municipality are Seymour, Balfour, Hogsback and Middledrift. After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population | |||
Alice | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21601 21601] | 21.97 | 8,009 |
Amagqunukwebe | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21602 21602] | 576.57 | 35,694 |
Amagwala | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21603 21603] | 57.03 | 854 |
Amajingqi | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21604 21604] | 161.57 | 11,441 |
Amakhuze | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21605 21605] | 30.49 | 2,525 |
Balfour | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21606 21606] | 4.82 | 2,428 |
Bellvale | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21607 21607] | 2.00 | 468 |
Bhofolo | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21608 21608] | 2.54 | 12,098 |
Blinkwater | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21609 21609] | 5.17 | 1,041 |
Ekuphumuleni | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21610 21610] | 1.79 | 436 |
Fort Beaufort | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21611 21611] | 46.19 | 10,093 |
Gaga | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21612 21612] | 75.06 | 7,956 |
Gaika-Mbo | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21613 21613] | 69.15 | 2,796 |
Hogsback | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21614 21614] | 6.78 | 648 |
Imingcangathelo | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21615 21615] | 24.56 | 4,849 |
Jingqi | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21616 21616] | 0.44 | 190 |
Mhlangeni | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21617 21617] | 1.49 | 116 |
Middledrift | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21618 21618] | 2.12 | 665 |
Mlungisi | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21619 21619] | 1.23 | 307 |
Moreson | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21620 21620] | 1.48 | 84 |
Mpofu | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21621 21621] | 704.06 | 3,665 |
Ngqika | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21622 21622] | 18.99 | 1,580 |
Ngwalana | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21623 21623] | 32.97 | 1,922 |
Seymour | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21625 21625] | 2.21 | 1,552 |
Tamboekie Vlei | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21626 21626] | 1.18 | 344 |
Tyhume | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21627 21627] | 116.92 | 8,238 |
Victoria East | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21628 21628] | 318.90 | 5,941 |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/21624 21624] | 1,437.77 | 2,727 |
Politics
The municipal council consisted of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-five seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Detailed%20Results/EC/EC127.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkonkobe |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=24 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/EC/EC127.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Nkonkobe |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=24 November 2013}}
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party !!colspan="4" align="center"| Votes !!colspan="3" align="center"| Seats | ||||||
Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
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{{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}
| 29,342 | 31,923 | 61,265 | 82.8 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
{{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}
| 2,072 | 2,248 | 4,320 | 5.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
{{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 1,800 | 1,834 | 3,634 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
{{Party name with colour |Independent (politics)}}
| 3,339 | – | 3,339 | 4.5 | 1 | – | 1 |
{{Party name with colour |Pan Africanist Congress of Azania}}
| 757 | 488 | 1,245 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
{{Party name with colour |United Democratic Movement}}
| 19 | 205 | 224 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 37,329 | 36,698 | 74,027 | 100.0 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 1,184 | 1,702 | 2,886 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212111913/http://www.nkonkobe.gov.za/ Official website]
{{Municipalities of the Eastern Cape}}
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