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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (Afrikaans: Nelson Mandelabaai Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Nelson Mandela Bay or uMasipala waseBhayi) is one of eight metropolitan municipalities (also called Category A municipalities) in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape Province and comprises the city of Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area.

Nelson Mandela Bay
Metropolitan municipality
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 33°57′S 25°36′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Seat	Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)
Wards	60
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Retief Odendaal (DA)
Area
• Total	1,959 km2 (756 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,152,115
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	60.1%
• Coloured	23.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	14.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	53.9%
• Afrikaans	29.3%
• English	13.5%
• Other	3.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	NMA

The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality" was chosen to honour former President Nelson Mandela.

History

Established on 5 December 2000, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality was formed as an administrative area covering Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), the neighbouring towns of Kariega (Uitenhage) and Despatch and the surrounding agricultural areas.[2] Thus included the following cities/towns/villages:[3]

Bethelsdorp Colchester Despatch Port Elizabeth iBhayi

Uitenhage KwaNobuhle Motherwell Seaview Swartkops

Demographics and statistics

As of the census of 2011,[3] there are 1,152,115 people and 324,292 households in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality.

In the 2007 census, 60.4% of respondents described themselves as Black African, 22.6% Coloured, 16.1% White and 0.9% Indian/Asian.

The largest religious groupings are Christian (89.4% of residents), no religion (6.1%), Muslim (1.5%), Jewish (0.4%) and Hindu (0.3%).

57.3% of the residents speak Xhosa as their mother tongue. Afrikaans is the mother tongue of 29.7%, and English, 12.1%.

• 16.0% of all households are single-person.
• The average household size is 3.86.
• The median age is 26 years.
• For every 100 females there are 91.2 males.
• 28.2% of the population aged 15–65 is unemployed.
• The median annual income of working adults aged 15–65 is ZAR 21 837 ($3,282).

According to the 2009 edition of the municipality's 2006–2011 Integrated Development Plan, manufacturing is the single largest contributor to the local economy (33%), followed by community services (27%). Tourism represents a key sector of the economy that has increasingly contributed to job creation in recent years, thanks in large part to the municipality's seaside location and its abundance of unspoiled beaches, of which four carry Blue Flag status.[4]

100% of households have access to a source of water within a 200 m radius. 91% of households have access to a basic level of sanitation. 100% of households within the urban boundary have access to a basic level of solid waste removal, and 97% of households in formally demarcated municipal residential areas have access to a basic level of electricity. The municipality has 41 permanent and satellite clinics, 13 mobile clinics, eight hospitals, 22 libraries, 31 community and municipal halls, 79 sports facilities, 19 beaches, 18 pools, 273 schools, one university (the Nelson Mandela University), four technical colleges and two Further Education and Training institutions.[4]

Main places

The censuses of 2001 and 2011 divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place 2011	Place 2001	Area 2011 (km2)	Area 2001 (km2)	Population 2011	Population 2001	Most spoken language
	Beachview	-	0.78	-	500	Afrikaans
Bethelsdorp	Bethelsdorp	36.62	77.64	182,012	134,617	Afrikaans
Blue Horizon Bay	Blue Horizon Bay	1.40	2.74	419	409	Afrikaans
-	Cannonvale	-	0.69	-	196	Afrikaans
Clarendon Marine	-	6.56	-	2,434	-	no
Colchester	Colchester	5.73	1.28	2,073	743	Afrikaans
Despatch	Despatch	19.65	38.75	39,619	25,086	Afrikaans
-	Port Elizabeth (since 2021: Walmer South)	-	1.90	-	16,686	Xhosa
iBhayi	iBhayi	36.06	23.69	237,799	255,826	Xhosa
-	Kabah	-	1.68	-	3,282	Afrikaans
-	Khaya Mnandi	-	0.82	-	5,379	Xhosa
-	KwaLanga	-	0.70	-	8,196	Xhosa
-	KwaDwesi	-	5.10	-	17,733	Xhosa
KwaNobuhle	KwaNobuhle	23.48	15.34	107,474	87,585	Xhosa
Motherwell	Motherwell	25.86	29.52	140,351	117,319	Xhosa
Port Elizabeth (since 2021: Gqeberha)	Port Elizabeth	251.03	335.30	312,392	237,500	Afrikaans
-	Seaview	-	1.60	-	732	English
Uitenhage (since 2021: Kariega)	Uitenhage	75.35	84.77	103,639	71,666	Afrikaans
Woodridge	Woodridge	4.98	0.56	362	270	Xhosa
-	Young Park	-	0.52	-	762	Afrikaans
Nelson Mandela Bay NU	Remainder of the municipality	1,472.19	1,328.77	23,542	21,281	Xhosa

Government

The municipal council consists of one hundred and twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixty wards, while the remaining sixty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the local government election of 1 November 2021, no party obtained a majority on the council again. The African National Congress managed to form a minority coalition government to govern the municipality. Former councillor and businesswoman Eugene Johnson of the ANC was elected mayor on 22 November 2021, in a coalition consisting of the parties: GOOD, AIM, UDM, DOP, Northern Alliance, Patriotic Alliance and the PAC. She won against the DA's mayoral candidate, Nqaba Bhanga, by 1 vote, as a DA councillor was absent.[6]

During a council meeting on 21 September 2022, Johnson was removed as mayor through a vote of no confidence and succeeded by the DA's Retief Odendaal.[7]

The following table shows the results of the 2021 municipal election.[8]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	104,520	39.80	23	105,487	40.04	25	48
	African National Congress	103,104	39.26	37	104,339	39.60	11	48
	Economic Freedom Fighters	16,803	6.40	0	16,859	6.40	8	8
	Northern Alliance	5,726	2.18	0	5,499	2.09	3	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	4,317	1.64	0	4,427	1.68	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	3,968	1.51	0	4,310	1.64	2	2
	Defenders of the People	3,859	1.47	0	3,640	1.38	2	2
	Patriotic Alliance	3,724	1.42	0	3,473	1.32	2	2
	Abantu Integrity Movement	2,758	1.05	0	2,914	1.11	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	2,665	1.01	0	2,832	1.07	1	1
	African Independent Congress	990	0.38	0	1,798	0.68	1	1
	Good	1,485	0.57	0	1,286	0.49	1	1
	Independent candidates	2,720	1.04	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,260	0.48	0	1,347	0.51	1	1
	15 other parties	4,703	1.79	0	5,250	1.99	0	0
Total		262,602	100.00	60	263,461	100.00	60	120
Valid votes		262,602	98.73		263,461	98.66
Invalid/blank votes		3,370	1.27		3,584	1.34
Total votes		265,972	100.00		267,045	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		583,270	45.60		583,270	45.78

See also

• Algoa Bay

References

External links

• Official website of the municipality
• Official tourism website of the municipality

На других языках

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[de] Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (früher: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality) ist eine Metropolgemeinde in der südafrikanischen Provinz Eastern Cape. Der Sitz der Verwaltung befindet sich in Port Elizabeth (seit 2021 Gqeberha).[1] Sie wurde mit Wirkung vom 5. Dezember 2000 errichtet.[1] Bürgermeister ist Bennet Eugene Johnson des African National Congress.

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- [en] Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

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[ru] Городской округ Бухта Нельсона Манделы

Городской округ Бухта Нельсона Манделы (англ. Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality) — городской округ в провинции Восточной Капской провинции (ЮАР). Городской округ был образован в 2001 году из территорий городов Порт-Элизабет, Эйтенхахе и окружающей сельской местности, и назван в честь первого чернокожего президента ЮАР Нельсона Манделы; географического объекта с названием «Бухта Нельсона Манделы» не существует.

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