Tsolwana Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Tsolwana is an isiXhosa name which means "something with a sharp ending or a tip", referring the mountains around the whole area. South African Languages - Place names After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Amaqwati 2190134.367,777 Amavundle 2190219.747,589 Basoto 219035.444,523 Hofmeyer 219044.573,199 Lammermoor 219051.093 Tarkastad 219061.891,858 Zola 219081.153,612 Remainder of the municipality 219075,956.663,949
Politics The municipal council consisted of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 7,405 7,684 15,089 73.5 4 3 7 644 1,296 1,940 9.4 0 1 1 751 973 1,724 8.4 0 1 1 1,618 – 1,618 7.9 1 – 1 26 142 168 0.8 0 0 0 Total 10,444 10,095 20,539 100.0 5 5 10 Spoilt votes 218 328 546
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20130522040304/http://tsolwana.co.za/