Lukhanji Local Municipality

Former local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Lukhanji

Former local municipality

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Location in the Eastern Cape

Country| South Africa
Province| Eastern Cape
District| Chris Hani
Seat| Queenstown
Wards| 27
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Nozibele Makanda (ANC)
Area

• Total

| 3,813 km2 (1,472 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 190,723
• Density| 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

[2]

• Black African| 92.6%
• Coloured| 3.8%
• Indian/Asian| 0.5%
• White| 2.7%
First languages (2011)

[2]

• Xhosa| 86.8%
• Afrikaans| 5.5%
• English| 4.5%
• Other| 3.2%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code| EC134

Lukhanji Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Lukhanji is a Xhosa name for the mountain that runs from the eastern side of Queenstown to the western side.[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 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places
(Note: only places with more than 1,000 inhabitants listed here):[4]

Place | Census code | Area (km2) | Population

|
|
|

Angola, Lukhanji | 281037 | 3.78 | 1,693
Brakkloof | 281052 | 4.65 | 2,000
Embekweni | 281083 | 4.25 | 1,343
Ezibeleni | 281015 | 32.09 | 30,113
EZweledinga | 281093 | 2.89 | 1,022
Hewu | 281068 | 2.00 | 2,193
Illinge | 281029 | 4.65 | 10,689
KwaNkcwa | 281021 | 1.99 | 1,219
Lesseyton | 281013 | 2.53 | 2,715
Lower Didimana | 281050 | 2.39 | 1,288
McBride | 281038 | 2.39 | 2,127
Mlungisi | 281018 | 3.67 | 24,901
Mtebele | 281023 | 3.75 | 1,705
New Deka | 281012 | 1.68 | 1,163
Queenstown | 281017 | 67.63 | 43,971
Sada | 281067 | 4.57 | 13,493
Tambo | 281055 | 4.06 | 3,056
Toisekraal | 281011 | 1.02 | 1,467
Whittlesea | 281066 | 15.37 | 14,756
Remainder of the municipality | 281002 | 3,588.35 | 6,233

## Politics

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

Party | Votes | Seats

|
|

Ward[Note 1] | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total
| ANC | 38,507 | 39,655 | 78,162 | 82.8 | 26 | 19 | 45
| DA | 4,369 | 4,807 | 9,176 | 9.7 | 1 | 4 | 5
| COPE | 880 | 2,194 | 3,074 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 2
| UDM | 1,170 | 897 | 2,067 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1
| PAC | 384 | 360 | 744 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1
| Pan Africanist Movement | 357 | 151 | 508 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0
| Independent | 380 | – | 380 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0
| People's Democratic Party  | 107 | 60 | 167 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0
| NFP | 22 | 84 | 106 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 46,176 | 48,208 | 94,384 | 100.0 | 27 | 27 | 54
Spoilt votes  | 927 | 625 | 1,552

1. ^ In one ward the ANC candidate was deemed elected without a ballot as no other candidates were nominated.

## References

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1. ^ "Mother of Six Appointed Executive Mayor of Lukhanji Municipality". Newsroom - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Lukhanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Lukhanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

## External links

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