Elundini Local Municipality

Elundini
Official seal of Elundini
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
SeatMaclear
Wards17
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNonkongozelo Ruth Lengs (ANC)
 • SpeakerVangiwe Victoria Hokwana (ANC)
 • Chief WhipMamello Semakaleng Leteba (ANC)
Area
 • Total5,065 km2 (1,956 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total138,141
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.1%
 • Coloured1.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa70.1%
 • Sotho24.8%
 • Afrikaans1.7%
 • English1.6%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC141

Elundini Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Elundini; Sotho: Masepala wa Elundini) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from isiZulu and refers to the Drakensberg Mountains.[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 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names

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