Back Walter Sisulu Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Walter Sisulu (munisipyo sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Walter Sisulu Local Municipality German Walter Sisulu (municipalité) French Mmušôgaê wa Walter Sisulu NSO Masepala oa Walter Sisulu Sesotho Masepala ya Walter Sisulu Setswana Walter Sisulu Local Municipality Zulu

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality

Walter Sisulu
Local municipality
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E / -30.683; 26.700
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
SeatBurgersdorp
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBulelwa Khweyiya (ANC)
 • SpeakerNalisile Simon Mathetha (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNorah Ngubo (ANC)
Area
[1]
 • Total13,269 km2 (5,123 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total77,477
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African79.9%
 • Coloured11.9%
 • White7.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC145

Walter Sisulu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Walter Sisulu; Afrikaans: Walter Sisulu Munisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Walter Sisulu) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality was formed by merging the Maletswai and Gariep local municipalities immediately after the August 2016 local municipal elections. [2]

  1. ^ a b c Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Maletswai and Gariep.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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