Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
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Country | South Africa | |
province | Eastern Cape | |
Seat | Port Elizabeth | |
surface | 1,958.9 km² | |
Residents | 1,152,115 (October 2011) | |
density | 588 inhabitants per km² | |
key | NMA | |
ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC | |
Website | www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za (English) | |
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mayor | Mongameli Bobani | |
Political party | United Democratic Movement |
Coordinates: 33 ° 57 ′ S , 25 ° 36 ′ E
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (formerly: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality ) is an amalgamation of the South African parishes of Port Elizabeth , Uitenhage , Despatch and other places under a joint administration to form the metropolitan municipality . This merger took place on December 5, 2000. The entire metropolitan municipality has 1,152,115 inhabitants (as of October 2011).
With Port Elizabeth as the fifth largest city in South Africa and an important port city, numerous tourism and Africa's largest VW plant in Uitenhage, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality is the economic center of the Eastern Cape Province .
The metropolitan municipality is named after the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela , who was born in the Eastern Cape.
towns and places
The metropolitan municipality includes the following localities:
Townships
Due to the extensive industrial settlement, several townships developed between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage due to the need for labor. The year numbers indicate the origin of the respective township .
- Walmer Township (1871)
- New Brighton (1877), with the sub-settlements Boastville , Elundini , KwaFord , McNamee , Red Location , White Location
- Bethelsdorp
- KwaZakhele (1956)
- KwaMagxaki (1985)
- KwaDwesi (early 1980s)
- Swartkops
- Zwide
- Motherwell (late 1980s)
- Langa
- KwaNobuhle
The White Location settlement was built as the first factory settlement based on the Native Urban Areas Act of 1923, an early apartheid law.
population
In 2011 the metropolitan municipality had 1,152,115 inhabitants. Of these, 60.1% were black, 23.6% colored , 14.4% white and 1.1% Indian or Asian.
First language was 53.2% IsiXhosa , 28.9% Afrikaans and 13.3% English.
history
The region was particularly characterized by its industrial development in the 20th century. The Ford company built a plant on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth in 1924. General Motors followed in 1926 at the same location. Later, Citroën , Volkswagen and Audi settled in the greater area between Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth .
On May 28, 2015, Danny Jordaan ( African National Congress ) was introduced as mayor. In the local elections in 2016 , the ANC was replaced by the Democratic Alliance , and Athol Trollip became mayor . He was replaced by Mongameli Bobani ( United Democratic Movement ) in August 2018 after a vote of no confidence ; Bobani is mainly supported by the ANC.
In 2017 the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University was renamed Nelson Mandela University .
Town twinning
Sister cities of the municipality are
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literature
- Ernst Klimm, Karl-Günther Schneider, Bernd Wiese: Southern Africa . Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho. In: Werner Storkebaum (Ed.): Scientific country customers . tape 17 . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-534-04132-1 .
Web links
- Official website of the metropolitan municipality (English)
- Map of Nelson Mandela Metropolity Municipality ( Memento of March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (download)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Local Government Handbook: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMA) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).
- ^ Nelson Mandela Bay community website , "Townships" ( Memento April 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed January 24, 2010)
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=nelson-mandela-bay-municipality
- ↑ Klimm: Southern Africa , pp. 163, 166
- ^ Website of the Municipality - International Agreements & Foreign Relations , accessed on May 29, 2017