Engcobo (municipality)
| Engcobo Engcobo Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Ngcobo |
| surface | 2258 km² |
| Residents | 155,513 (October 2011) |
| density | 69 inhabitants per km² |
| key | EC137 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC |
| Website | www.engcobolm.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Siyabulela Zangqa |
Coordinates: 31 ° 41 ′ S , 28 ° 0 ′ E
Engcobo [ ɛˈŋǀʱɔːbɔː ] ( English Engcobo Local Municipality ) is a local community in the Chris Hani district of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . The seat of the municipal administration is in Ngcobo . Mayor is Siyabulela Zangqa.
The community name is the isiXhosa name for a sweet grass that grows there.
Cities / places
- Clarkebury
- Dalasile
- eKunene
- Gobhoti
- Ngcobo
- Truck van
- Sdadeni
- Singqumeni
population
In 2011 the community had 155,513 inhabitants. 99.6% of them were black. The first language was 94% IsiXhosa , 2% English and 0.8% Afrikaans .
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Engcobo Local Municipality (EC137) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Engcobo . accessed on August 27, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Engcobo . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).