Ingquza Hill Local Municipality

Ingquza Hill
Local municipality
Official seal of Ingquza Hill
Seal
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°10′S 28°35′E / 32.167°S 28.583°E / -32.167; 28.583
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictOR Tambo
SeatFlagstaff
Wards31
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBB Goya (ANC)
 • SpeakerNtandokazi Yolisa Chapa (ANC)
 • Chief WhipMbongeni Isaac Nkungu (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,477 km2 (956 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total278,481
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African99.2%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Xhosa94.6%
 • English2.2%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC153
An aerial view of Mboyti, a small settlement and coastal resort located in the Ingquza Hill Local Municipality close to the town of Lusikisiki on the mouth of the Mboyti River.

Ingquza Hill Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ingquza Hill), previously known as Qaukeni Municipality, is a local municipality within the OR Tambo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

  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.