Nxuba | |
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.svg) Location in theEastern Cape | |
| Coordinates:32°42′S26°18′E / 32.700°S 26.300°E /-32.700; 26.300 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Adelaide |
| Wards | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Past Mayor | Louisa Leonora Bruintjies |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,732 km2 (1,055 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 24,264 |
| • Density | 8.881/km2 (23.00/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup(2011) | |
| • Black African | 73.5% |
| • Coloured | 20.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| First languages(2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 69.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 24.2% |
| • English | 4.4% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC128 |
Nxuba Local Municipality formerly known asCradock Local Municipality, was an administrative area in theAmatole District of theEastern Cape inSouth Africa. TheFish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River byKing Sandile in the 18th century[3] Aftermunicipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the largerRaymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
The2001 census divided the municipality into the followingmain places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 21701 | 2.47 | 3,771 |
| Bedford | 21702 | 2.54 | 3,097 |
| Lingelethu | 21703 | 3.54 | 8,274 |
| Sizakhele | 21705 | 1.25 | 5,486 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 21704 | 2,724.60 | 4,207 |
The municipal council consisted of eight members elected bymixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected byfirst-past-the-post voting in fourwards, while the remaining four were chosen fromparty lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In theelection of 18 May 2011 theAfrican National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five 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 | 4,290 | 4,318 | 8,608 | 59.9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| DA | 1,509 | 1,528 | 3,037 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Nxuba Community Organisation | 809 | 744 | 1,553 | 10.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 303 | 301 | 604 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adelaide Residents Association | 244 | 222 | 466 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bedford Residents' Association | 63 | 48 | 111 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,218 | 7,161 | 14,379 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 240 | 238 | 478 | |||||
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