Great Kei Municipality () is a local municipality within the Amathole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The word Kei is of Khoikhoi origin, meaning "great/big". The municipality is named after the Great Kei River. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Chintsa East 212023.801,317 Chintsa 212012.57423 Cwili 212030.511,473 Haga Haga 212051.20114 Kei Mouth 212063.20284 Qumrha 212075.321,267 Kwelerha Point 212090.3696 Kwelerha 2120850.838,941 Mooiplaas 21210145.0717,281 Morgans Bay 212111.36453 Ocean View 212120.1767 Qumrha 212131.945,652 Remainder of the municipality 212041,519.307,087
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.greatkeilm.gov.za/