The population of the municipality according to the 2011 census was 21,971 people in 6,228 households. 89.1% of residents described themselves as "Black African", 6.2% as "White" and 4.1% as "Coloured". 85.8% speak Xhosa as their first language, 8.3% speak Afrikaans and 3.5% speak English. The two towns in the municipality are Molteno (pop. 11,553) and Sterkstroom (pop. 7,165).
Politicsedit
The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received.
On 11 September 2014 the Inkwanca municipal council was dissolved,[6] and new elections were held on 26 November.[7] The African National Congress (ANC) again won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8]
inkwanca, local, municipality, local, municipality, that, forms, part, chris, hani, district, municipality, eastern, cape, province, south, africa, inkwanca, isixhosa, name, meaning, cold, municipal, area, coldest, area, country, lowest, temperatures, recorded. Inkwanca Local Municipality was a local municipality that forms part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa Inkwanca is an isiXhosa name meaning cold The municipal area is the coldest area in the country and the lowest temperatures are recorded in the area every year 3 After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality InkwancaFormer local municipalitySealLocation in the Eastern CapeCountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictChris HaniSeatMoltenoWards4Government 1 TypeMunicipal council MayorMtandazo QhaqmangwanaArea Total3 584 km2 1 384 sq mi Population 2011 2 Total21 971 Density6 1 km2 16 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 2 Black African89 1 Coloured4 1 Indian Asian0 2 White6 2 First languages 2011 2 Xhosa85 8 Afrikaans8 3 English3 5 Other2 4 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Municipal codeEC133 Contents 1 Geography 2 Politics 2 1 2011 election 2 2 2014 election 3 References 4 External linksGeography editThe municipality covers an area of 3 584 square kilometres 1 384 sq mi in the Stormberg Mountains approximately 200 kilometres 120 mi northwest of East London It abuts on the Gariep Local Municipality to the north the Maletswai Local Municipality to the northeast the Emalahleni Local Municipality to the east the Lukhanji Local Municipality to the southeast and the Tsolwana Local Municipality to the southwest The population of the municipality according to the 2011 census was 21 971 people in 6 228 households 89 1 of residents described themselves as Black African 6 2 as White and 4 1 as Coloured 85 8 speak Xhosa as their first language 8 3 speak Afrikaans and 3 5 speak English The two towns in the municipality are Molteno pop 11 553 and Sterkstroom pop 7 165 Politics editThe municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed member proportional representation Four councillors were elected by first past the post voting in four wards while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received 2011 election edit In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress ANC won a majority of five seats on the council The following table shows the results of the election 4 5 Party Votes SeatsWard List Total Ward List TotalANC 5 214 5 276 10 490 76 2 4 1 5DA 955 907 1 862 13 5 0 1 1COPE 708 667 1 375 10 0 0 1 1UDM 33 33 0 2 0 0Total 6 877 6 883 13 760 100 0 4 3 7Spoilt votes 114 108 2222014 election edit On 11 September 2014 the Inkwanca municipal council was dissolved 6 and new elections were held on 26 November 7 The African National Congress ANC again won a majority of five seats on the council The following table shows the results of the election 8 Party Votes SeatsWard List Total Ward List TotalANC 4 192 4 166 8 358 63 3 3 2 5DA 1 125 1 127 2 252 17 1 1 0 1COPE 1 117 1 117 2 234 16 9 0 1 1AIC 172 188 360 2 7 0 0 0Total 6 606 6 598 13 204 100 0 4 3 7Spoilt votes 130 146 276References edit Contact list Executive Mayors Government Communication amp Information System Archived from the original on 14 July 2010 Retrieved 22 February 2012 a b c Statistics by place Statistics South Africa Retrieved 27 September 2015 South African Languages Place names Results Summary All Ballots Inkwanca PDF Independent Electoral Commission Retrieved 24 November 2013 Seat Calculation Detail Inkwanca PDF Independent Electoral Commission Retrieved 24 November 2013 Zuzile Mphumzi Loewe Mike 11 September 2014 Mayhem as council sacked Daily Dispatch Retrieved 8 January 2015 By elections because of dissolved municipalities The Citizen Sapa 16 October 2014 Retrieved 8 January 2015 Seat Calculation Detail Inkwanca Independent Electoral Commission Retrieved 8 January 2015 External links editOfficial website 31 23 42 S 26 21 44 E 31 3950 S 26 3622 E 31 3950 26 3622 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inkwanca Local Municipality amp oldid 1065869558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
