Great Kei | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Qumrha |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ngenisile Wellington Tekile (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Ngenisile Wellington Tekile (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Ndileka Kantshashe (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,736 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 38,991 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 7.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 88.8% |
| • English | 7.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.7% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC123 |
Great Kei Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Great Kei) is a local municipality within the Amathole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The word Kei is of Khoekhoe origin, meaning "sand". The municipality is named after the Great Kei River.[3]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names