Mnquma | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Seat | Butterworth |
Wards | 31 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Sithembiso Ncetezo (ANC) |
• Speaker | Thobeka Bikitsha (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Nomfundiso Tshona (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,270 km2 (1,260 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 252,390 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.4% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 96.1% |
• English | 1.4% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC122 |
Mnquma Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mnquma) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.