Ntabankulu Municipality () is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. is an isiXhosa word meaning "great or big mountain", since the municipal area is mountainous in character. South African Languages - Place names
It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.
Main places The 2011 census for the Ntabankulu Municipality states a population of 123,976 with these most populated main places Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Bhakubha 2980393.842,431Xhosa Bhonxa 2980618.433,969Xhosa Dambeni 29806211.523,983Xhosa Dedelo 29801512.482,957Xhosa Matshona 2980967.414,427Xhosa Mbongweni 2980138.863,104Xhosa Mfundisweni 2980374.502,793Xhosa Tabankulu 29807719.513,266Xhosa Full Ntabanku 2011 census data 2981,384.96123,976Xhosa
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 thirty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
References
External links http://www.ntabankulu.gov.za/