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Tsolwana Local Municipality

Coordinates: 32°01′S 26°16′E / 32.017°S 26.267°E / -32.017; 26.267
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Tsolwana
Official seal of Tsolwana
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatTarkastad
Wards5
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorK Nqighi
Area
 • Total6,087 km2 (2,350 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total33,281
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African91.0%
 • Coloured5.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White2.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa84.3%
 • Afrikaans8.5%
 • Sotho2.8%
 • English2.3%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC132

Tsolwana Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Tsolwana is an isiXhosa name which means "something with a sharp ending or a tip", referring the mountains around the whole area.[3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amaqwati 21901 34.36 7,777
Amavundle 21902 19.74 7,589
Basoto 21903 5.44 4,523
Hofmeyer 21904 4.57 3,199
Lammermoor 21905 1.09 3
Tarkastad 21906 1.89 1,858
Zola 21908 1.15 3,612
Remainder of the municipality 21907 5,956.66 3,949

Politics

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The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 7,405 7,684 15,089 73.5 4 3 7
COPE 644 1,296 1,940 9.4 0 1 1
DA 751 973 1,724 8.4 0 1 1
Independent 1,618 1,618 7.9 1 1
UDM 26 142 168 0.8 0 0 0
Total 10,444 10,095 20,539 100.0 5 5 10
Spoilt votes 218 328 546

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 c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Tsolwana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Tsolwana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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