Makana
| Makana Makana Local Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | Eastern Cape | |
| District | Sarah Baartman | |
| Seat | Makhanda | |
| surface | 4376 km² | |
| Residents | 80,390 (October 2011) | |
| density | 18 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | EC104 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | |
| Website | www.makana.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Mzukisi Mpahlwa | |
Coordinates: 33 ° 17 ′ S , 26 ° 31 ′ E
Makana ( English Makana Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Sarah Baartman district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . The seat of the local government is in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown). Mayor is Mzukisi Mpahlwa.
The community is named after the Xhosa warrior and prophet Makana (also Makanda), who led a massive attack against the British garrison at Grahamstown in 1819 during the border wars .
Makhanda is the seat of the diocese of the same name of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and one of the oldest universities in the country, Rhodes University .
Cities / places
- Albany
- Alicedale
- Eluxolweni
- Fingo Village
- Glen Graig
- Makhanda (Grahamstown)
- Mayfield
- Riebeeck-East
- Sidbury
- Vukani
- Xolani
population
In 2011 the community had 80,390 inhabitants. 78% of these were black, 12.1% colored and 8.7% white. The mother tongues were 66.5% IsiXhosa , 13.8% Afrikaans and 9.7% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Makana Local Municipality (EC104) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 Census: Makana . accessed on August 26, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Makana . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).