Blue Crane Route Local Municipality

Blue Crane Route
Bloukraanroete
Official seal of Blue Crane Route
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°43′S 25°35′E / 32.717°S 25.583°E / -32.717; 25.583
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
SeatSomerset East
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBonisile Manxoweni (ANC)
 • SpeakerBonisile Manxoweni (ANC) [n 1]
 • Chief WhipNeliswa Nkonyeni (ANC)
Area
 • Total11,068 km2 (4,273 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total36,002
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African46.0%
 • Coloured33.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White19.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa51.3%
 • Afrikaans43.2%
 • English3.4%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC102

Blue Crane Route Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Blue Crane Route; Afrikaans: Bloukraanroete Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The municipality is named after the South African national bird, the blue crane.[4]


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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names