Mnquma Local Municipality

Mnquma
Official seal of Mnquma
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatButterworth
Wards31
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSithembiso Ncetezo (ANC)
 • SpeakerThobeka Bikitsha (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNomfundiso Tshona (ANC)
Area
 • Total
3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
252,390
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa96.1%
 • English1.4%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC122

Mnquma Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mnquma) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape 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 c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.