Mhlontlo Local Municipality
| Mhlontlo | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | OR Tambo | |
| Seat | Qumbu | |
| Wards | 26 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Thandekile Sabiso | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,826 km2 (1,091 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 188,226 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Xhosa | 94.9% | |
| • English | 2.3% | |
| • Other | 2.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | EC156 | |
Mhlontlo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the OR Tambo District of Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Mhlontlo was a chief of the Pondomise people during the 19th century.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of fifty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-five 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 31°09′S 28°52′E / 31.150°S 28.867°E
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