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Nxuba Local Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Seat
  
Adelaide

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
2,732 kmĀ²

Black african population
  
73.5%

Native english speakers
  
4.4%

Province
  
Eastern Cape

Wards
  
4

Municipal code
  
EC128

White population
  
4.9%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
24.2%

Native xhosa speakers
  
69.3%

Nxuba Local Municipality

District
  
Amathole District Municipality

Nxuba Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Amatole District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The Fish River, as it is now called, was first named Nxuba River by King Sandile in the 18th century After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.

Contents

Map of Adelaide, South Africa

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Politics

The municipal council consisted of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

References

Nxuba Local Municipality Wikipedia