Umzimvubu Municipality () is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Umzimvubu, the name of the Mzimvubu River, is an isiXhosa word meaning "home of the hippopotamus". The municipal area comprises an area of 2506 square kilometres. The municipality has undergone a number of amendments in terms of municipal and ward demarcation which has a profound impact on planning in the area.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Amahlubi 2380192.172,814Xhosa Bakoena 23802528.4031,417Sotho Bhele 238032.66540Xhosa Fikeni 23804142.3015,767Xhosa Hlubi 2380552.814,233Xhosa Ludidi 23806281.3313,846Xhosa Lupindo 23807187.8912,034Xhosa Lwandlolubomvu 238083.76787Xhosa Makaula 238091,488.73100,632Xhosa Malubelube 2381068.6821,730Xhosa Mandileni 296083296101296102296149 11.702,267Xhosa Manguzela 23812117.5412,044Xhosa Matandela 2381398.754,985Xhosa Maxesibeni 2381497.925,512Xhosa Mosesh 23815474.5435,501Sotho Mount Ayliff 2381619.524,881Xhosa Mount Frere 2381714.747,655Xhosa Mpoza 23818210.0411,604Xhosa Mzongwana 23819244.8413,100Xhosa Sibi 23820326.4230,275Xhosa Umzimvubu Part 1 2382155.552,268Xhosa Umzimvubu Part 2 23825162.00721Xhosa Xesibe 23822385.5941,825Xhosa
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 forty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links https://www.umzimvubu.gov.za