Umzimvubu (municipality)
| Umzimvubu Umzimvubu Local Municipality |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | South Africa |
| province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Alfred Nzo |
| Seat | Mount Frere |
| surface | 2506 km² |
| Residents | 191,620 (October 2011) |
| density | 76 inhabitants per km² |
| key | EC442 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-EC |
| Website | www.umzimvubu.gov.za (English) |
| politics | |
| mayor | Sobane Khulile Mnukwa |
Coordinates: 30 ° 48 ′ S , 29 ° 22 ′ E
Umzimvubu ( English Umzimvubu Local Municipality ) is a local municipality in the Alfred Nzo district of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa . The local government is based in Mount Frere . The mayor of the municipality is Sobane Khulile Mnukwa.
The municipality is named after the Mzimvubu River , which flows through the municipality.
Cities / places
- Badibanise
- Brooksnek
- Bumbeni
- Cabazana
- Dangwana
- Dundee
- Dutyini
- Lubhacweni B
- Mbodleni
- Mjikelweni
- Mount Ayliff
- Mount Frere
- Mvalweni
- Mvusi
- Njijini
- Ntsizwa
- Sikisi
- Voveni
population
In 2011 the community had 191,620 inhabitants. 99.4% of them were black. The first language was 92.1% IsiXhosa and 2.6% English.
Web links
- The community site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Local Government Handbook. South Africa: Umzimvubu Local Municipality (EC442) . at www.municipalities.co.za (English).
- ^ Department of Arts and Culture: Place Names . at www.salanguages.com (English).
- ↑ 2011 census: Umzimvubu . accessed on August 29, 2020.
- ^ Statistics South Africa : Umzimvubu . at www.statssa.gov.za (English).