Elundini Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from isiXhosa and refers to the Drakensberg Mountains. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Amahlubi 22601676.9817,492Xhosa Amazizi 22602156.986,934Xhosa Asentshonalanga 2260390.825,102Xhosa Bakoena 22604224.7512,458Sotho Basoto 22605169.858,454Xhosa Batlokoa 22606720.1832,079Sotho Hlubi 22608125.924,872Xhosa JK Bokwe 226090.281,280Xhosa Maclear 226107.244,908Xhosa Madeira 226110.23598Xhosa Mati's 226120.251,762Xhosa Matolandile/Zimelelandile 2261398.115,556Xhosa Mount Fletcher Part 1 2261410.709,406Xhosa Mount Fletcher Part 2 22620108.323,371Xhosa Ngcele 22615162.308,521Xhosa Ntokozweni 226160.131,119Xhosa Ntywenka Forest 226170.15159Xhosa Sonwabile 226182.144,671Xhosa Ugie 2261918.213,585Xhosa Remainder of the municipality 226072,782.475,279Xhosa
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.elundini.org.za/