Emalahleni Municipality () is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. is an isiXhosa word meaning "a place of coal". South African Languages - Place names
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-eight 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:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Cacadu 22301245.0713,780 Cala 223029.6857 Dordrecht 2230315.674,454 Emaqwatini 2230527.011,920 Eqolombeni 2230661.561,603 Guba 22307315.778,807 Hala 22308114.032,835 Indwe 2230912.171,425 Cacadu 2231024.71729 Lakishi 2231123.793,557 Macubeni 22312350.5616,760 Manyano 223130.161,370 Mavuya 223140.593,023 Mhlontlo 22315340.6918,960 Mzamomhle 223160.29880 Nonesi 22317557.5928,776 Sinakho 223181.394,279 Remainder of the municipality 223041,134.112,732
References
External links Official website