Inxuba Yethemba | |
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Coordinates: 32°11′S 25°37′E / 32.183°S 25.617°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Seat | Cradock |
Wards | 9 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Raymond Zenzile Shweni (ANC) |
• Speaker | Maria Nortje (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Thembisile Bobo (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 65,560 |
• Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 56.2% |
• Coloured | 32.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 10.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 50.0% |
• Afrikaans | 44.6% |
• English | 3.1% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC131 |
Inxuba Yethemba Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Inxuba Yethemba; Afrikaans: Inxuba Yethemba Munisipaliteit), formerly known as Cradock Municipality, is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Cradock.