Country South Africa Seat Port Alfred Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 1,841 km² Black african population 77.7% Native english speakers 12.5% | Province Eastern Cape Wards 10 Municipal code EC105 White population 14.2% Native afrikaans speakers 11.9% | |
District Sarah Baartman District Municipality Points of interest The Big Pineapple, Kowie Museum, Dias Cross Memorial, Waters Meeting Nature R, Kariega Beach | ||
Ndlambe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa, with its capital at Port Alfred. It is a predominantly rural area with agriculture and tourism dominating the economy.
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Map of Port Alfred, South Africa
It encompasses the following towns:
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining ten 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: