Elundini
| Elundini Elundini Local Municipality |
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Motto "Ikamva Eliqaqambileyo" |
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| Basic data | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Joe Gqabi | |
| Seat | Maclear | |
| surface | 5064 km² | |
| Residents | 138,141 (October 2011) | |
| density | 27 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | EC141 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | |
| Website | www.elundini.org.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Nonkongozelo Ruth Lengs | |
Coordinates: 31 ° 4 ′ S , 28 ° 21 ′ E
Elundini ( English Elundini Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Joe Gqabi district of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . The town council is located in Maclear . Mayor is Nonkongozelo Ruth Lengs.
The community name is derived from an isiXhosa word Ukahlamba , but is used in isiZulu because of the cultural diversity of the region . He refers to the Drakensberg .
Cities / places
- Diphokong
- eNkalweni
- Lubisini
- Maclear
- Mahemeny
- Mdeni
- Mohoabatsana
- Mount Fletcher
- Mpharane
- Ncembu
- Ngxaza
- Ntatyaneni
- Ntywenka
- Snowabile
- Tembeni
- Thabakhubelu
- Thembeni
- Tinana
- Tokwana
- Tsekong
- Ugie
population
In 2011 the community had 138,141 inhabitants. 98.1% of these were black, 1% colored and 0.7% white. The first language was 69.6% IsiXhosa , 24.7% Sesotho , 1.7% Afrikaans and 1.6% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Elundini Local Municipality (EC141) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Elundini . accessed on August 29, 2020.
- ↑ Statistics South Africa : Elundini Local Municipality . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).