Enoch Mgijima | |
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| Coordinates: 31°43′08″S 26°19′08″E / 31.719°S 26.319°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Komani |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Madoda Papiyana (elected December 2022)[1] (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Bongiwe Gladness van Heerden (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Nombuyiselo Selka Ndlebe (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,584 km2 (5,245 sq mi) |
| Population (2011,
2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 245,975 297,055 |
| Black African 269,952
White 10,685 Asian 1,622 Coloured 13,003 Other group 1,744 | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC139 |
Enoch Mgijima Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Enoch Mgijima) is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Tsolwana, Inkwanca, and Lukhanji local municipalities.[3]
- ^ Menzelwa, Zolile. "Madoda Papiyana elected as new Enoch Mgijima LM executive mayor". News24. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ a b Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Tsolwana, Inkwanca, Lukhanji.
- ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.