Country South Africa Seat Bizana Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 2,417 km² Black african population 99.6% Native xhosa speakers 93.8% Province Eastern Cape | District Alfred Nzo Wards 31 Municipal code EC443 White population 0.1% Native english speakers 2% Native zulu speakers 1.5% | |
Mbizana local municipality chosen to host wfd celebrations
Mbizana Local Municipality is a local municipality in OR Tambo District in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Its name means "little casserole" or "sauce pan" in isiXhosa.
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- Mbizana local municipality chosen to host wfd celebrations
- Map of Bizana South Africa
- Main places
- Politics
- Births
- Touristic attractions
- Fauna and flora
- References
Map of Bizana, South Africa
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Births
Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of: