Matatiele (municipality)
Matatiele Matatiele Local Municipality |
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Motto "Ex Unitate Progressus" |
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Country | South Africa | |
province | Eastern Cape | |
District | Alfred Nzo | |
Seat | Matatiele | |
surface | 1417 km² | |
Residents | 203,843 (October 2011) | |
density | 144 inhabitants per km² | |
key | EC441 | |
ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | |
Website | www.matatiele.gov.za (English) | |
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mayor | Momelezi Mthetheleli Mbedla | |
Political party | African National Congress |
Coordinates: 30 ° 20 ′ S , 28 ° 48 ′ E
Matatiele ( English Matatiele Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Alfred Nzo district of the South African province of Eastern Cape . The seat of the municipal administration is in Matatiele . The mayor of the municipality is Momelezi Mthetheleli Mbedla.
The community name is derived from the Sesotho term for "the ducks have flown", a reference to the large number of wetlands in the area that serve as a habitat for the ducks.
Cities
- Cedarville
- Kgubetsoana
- Khoapa
- Maluti
- Matatiele
- Outspan
- Pamlaville
- Tholang
- Tsita
population
In 2011 the community had 203,843 inhabitants. 98.1% of them were black. The first language was 56.9% IsiXhosa , 33.1% Sesotho , 2.9% English, 1.9% IsiZulu and 1.7% Afrikaans.
Parks and nature reserves
- Wilfred Bauer Nature Reserve
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Matatiele Local Municipality (EC441) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Matatiele . accessed on August 29, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Matatiele . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).