Mbizana
| Mbizana Mbizana Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo (District) |
| Seat | Bizana |
| surface | 2806 km² |
| Residents | 281,905 (October 2011) |
| density | 100 inhabitants per km² |
| key | EC443 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC |
| Website | www.mbizana.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | T. Daniswa Mafumbatha |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Coordinates: 31 ° 34 ′ S , 29 ° 24 ′ E
Mbizana ( English Mbizana Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Alfred Nzo district of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa . The seat of the municipal administration is in Bizana . Mayor is Daniswa Mafumbatha.
The community name is an isiXhosa term for "small pot". The coastal zone is part of the Wild Coast and the historic Pondoland landscape .
Well-known citizens who were born here are Oliver Tambo and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela .
places
- Baleni B
- Bizana
- Dindini B
- Greenville
- Isisele B.
- Izilangwe
- Kopane B
- Kopane E.
- KwaNdela
- Ludeke C.
- Ludeke stop
- Lukholo
- Lurholweni B.
- Malongwana
- Mathwebu
- Mbobeni
- Mmangweni
- Mnyaka
- Mphetshwa B
- Mqeni B
- Mthayise
- Mzamba
- Ndwalaza
- Ngcingo B
- Nomlacu
- Ntlakwe
population
In 2011 the community had 281,905 inhabitants. 99.6% of them were black. The first language was 93.4% isiXhosa, 1.9% English and 1.5% isiZulu .
Attractions
- Umtamvuna Nature Reserve , 3,247 ha
- Mbizana Nature Reserve
- OR Tambo Cultural Village
- OR Tambo Monument
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Mbizana Local Municipality (EC443) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Mbizana . accessed on August 29, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Mbizana . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).