Back Senqu Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Senqu (munisipyo sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Senqu Local Municipality German Senqu Spanish Senqu French Municipalità locale di Senqu Italian Senqu Dutch Senku Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôselegae wa Senqu NSO Senqu Polish
Senqu | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Seat | Lady Grey |
| Wards | 19 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nomvuyo Mposelwa (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Velile Stokhwe (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Mlifi Mshasha (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,329 km2 (2,830 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 134,150 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 74.3% |
| • Sotho | 20.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.4% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC142 |
Senqu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Senqu; Sotho: Masepala wa Senqu) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Senqu is the Sesotho name for the Orange River.[4]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
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