Makana Local Municipality

Makana
Official seal of Makana
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
SeatMakhanda
Wards14
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorYandiswa Vara (ANC)
 • SpeakerMthuthuzeli Matyumza
 • Chief WhipVacant
Area
 • Total4,376 km2 (1,690 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total97,815
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • African69.8%
 • Coloured12.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.9%
 • White11.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa71.5%
 • Afrikaans14.8%
 • English10.5%
 • Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC104

Makana Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Makana; Afrikaans: Makana Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality which governs the town of Makhanda and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality. The municipality is named after a Xhosa prophet and leader, Makana.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Makana (Local Municipality, South Africa)". City Population. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names