Ndlambe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa, with its capital at Port Alfred. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.[3]
Ndlambe | |
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Local municipality | |
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Coordinates: 33°36′S 26°53′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Seat | Port Alfred |
Wards | 10 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Khululwa Ncamiso (ANC) |
• Speaker | Nonkululeko Vivian Maphaphu (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Andile Marasi (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,841 km2 (711 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 61,176 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 77.7% |
• Coloured | 7.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 14.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 72.9% |
• English | 12.5% |
• Afrikaans | 11.9% |
• Other | 2.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC105 |
It encompasses the following towns:[4]
The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 eleven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 9,602 | 52.66 | 8 | 9,545 | 52.55 | 3 | 11 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,519 | 30.27 | 2 | 5,501 | 30.29 | 4 | 6 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,658 | 14.58 | 0 | 2,688 | 14.80 | 3 | 3 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 424 | 2.33 | 0 | 378 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 30 | 0.16 | 0 | 51 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 18,233 | 100.00 | 10 | 18,163 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 | |
Valid votes | 18,233 | 98.89 | 18,163 | 98.51 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 205 | 1.11 | 275 | 1.49 | ||||
Total votes | 18,438 | 100.00 | 18,438 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 33,201 | 55.53 | 33,201 | 55.53 |
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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Alexandria | 20501 | 3.84 | 3,087 | Afrikaans |
Bathurst | 20502 | 8.45 | 600 | English |
Boknesstrand | 20503 | 1.09 | 216 | Afrikaans |
Cannon Rocks | 20504 | 1.79 | 209 | English |
Ekuphumleni | 20505 | 1.10 | 3,619 | Xhosa |
Kasuka | 20506 | 1.17 | 96 | Xhosa |
Kenton-on-Sea | 20507 | 7.45 | 5,266 | Xhosa |
Kleinemonde | 20508 | 5.74 | 18 | Xhosa |
Kwanonqubela | 20509 | 0.81 | 4,626 | Xhosa |
Nkwenkwezi | 20511 | 3.35 | 14,673 | Xhosa |
Nolukhanyo | 20512 | 1.22 | 4,961 | Xhosa |
Port Alfred | 20513 | 19.02 | 6,287 | English |
Remainder of the municipality | 20510 | 1,945.79 | 11,833 | Xhosa |
Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Port Elizabeth | ||
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Kouga |
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Kou-Kamma |
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Ndlambe |
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Sunday's River Valley |
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