King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality () is a local municipality situated in the inland of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality includes the towns of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality is one of the seven local municipalities within the OR Tambo District Municipality.
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because his great place was in the region and he was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Baziya 23601179.4613,737 Cacadu 2360260.666,345 Coffee Bay 236030.86295 Ebotwe 23604186.9515,939 Gcaleka-Ngchana 236054.54309 Hagebe 23606154.1117,262 Hala 2360790.1010,140 Jalamba 236087.70650 Jumba 23609197.3513,492 Masizakhe 2361019.412,363 Matyengqina 23611202.5820,416 Mhlanga 2361221.616,503 Mpeko 2361399.3026,202 Mqanduli 236149.612,357 Mqekezweni 23615288.6722,497 Ngqubusini 236165.05558 Ngubezulu 236171.020 Nqabe 23618242.0223,962 Nqanda 2361921.842,882 Qiya 23620229.3722,874 Qokolweni/Zimbane 2362198.3721,996 Rarabe 2362223.371,542 Sithebe 2362363.258,144 Tshezi 23624115.3414,377 Tshomane 23625182.7821,843 Umtata Part 1 2362664.7092,469 Umtata Part 2 2363029.572,316 Upper Ncise-Kambi 23627230.2423,013 Xesibe 23628113.3315,094 Xongora 2362972.525,659
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
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