Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality

Raymond Mhlaba
Coordinates: 32°46′S 26°38′E / 32.77°S 26.63°E / -32.77; 26.63
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAmathole
SeatFort Beaufort
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBandile Ketelo (ANC)
 • SpeakerAnele Ntsangani (ANC)
 • Chief WhipLindelwa Penisi (ANC)
Area
 • Total6,358 km2 (2,455 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total151,379
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC129

Raymond Mhlaba Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Raymond Mhlaba; Afrikaans: Raymond Mhlaba Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Nkonkobe and Nxuba local municipalities.[2]

  1. ^ a b Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Nkonkobe, Nxuba.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.