Sakhisizwe | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°55′S 26°41′E / 30.917°S 26.683°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Cala |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Buyiswa Ntsere (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Kholiswa Faku (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Andile Sondlo (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,355 km2 (909 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,582 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 92.2% |
| • English | 2.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.8% |
| • Sign language | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC138 |
Sakhisizwe Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Sakhisizwe) is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Sakhisizwe is an isiXhosa word meaning "we are building the nation".[3]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names