Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality
Official seal of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 31°34′S 29°24′E / 31.567°S 29.400°E / -31.567; 29.400
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictAlfred Nzo
SeatBizana
Wards32
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDaniswa Mafumbatha (ANC)
 • SpeakerSimphiwe Magini (ANC)
 • Chief WhipMakhosandile Mpetshwa (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total281,905
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa93.8%
 • English2.0%
 • Zulu1.5%
 • Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC443

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), formerly Mbizana Municipality,[3] is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist and wife of President Nelson Mandela.

It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.[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 c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Dayimani, Malibongwe. "Mbizana Local Municipality renamed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality". News24. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "MFMA Circular No. 54: Municipal Budget Circular for the 2011/12 MTREF" (PDF). National Treasury. 10 December 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

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