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Joe Gqabi District Municipality

Coordinates: 30°58′S 27°36′E / 30.967°S 27.600°E / -30.967; 27.600
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Joe Gqabi
Official seal of Joe Gqabi
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°58′S 27°36′E / 30.967°S 27.600°E / -30.967; 27.600
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatBarkly East
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNP Mposelwa
Area
 • Total25,663 km2 (9,909 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total349,768
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.8%
 • Coloured3.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White2.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa70.5%
 • Sotho20.2%
 • Afrikaans5.9%
 • English1.6%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC14

The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Joe Gqabi; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Joe Gqabi) is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Barkly East. As of 2011, the majority of its 349,768 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa.

Before 1 February 2010, it was known as the Ukhahlamba District Municipality;[4] its name was changed in recognition of Joe Gqabi (1929–1981),[5] an African National Congress member who was a journalist for the New Age, a member of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, and one of the Pretoria Twelve.[6]

Geography

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Local municipalities

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Code Population %
Elundini EC141 138 141 39.50%
Senqu EC142 134 150 38.35%
Walter Sisulu EC145 77 477 22.15%

Neighbours

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Joe Gqabi is surrounded by the following districts:

Demographics

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The following statistics are from the 2011 census:

Language Population %
Xhosa 244 021 70.47%
Sotho 69 889 20.18%
Afrikaans 20 329 5.87%
English 5 696 1.64%
Sign language 2 124 0.61%
Other 1 319 0.38%
Zulu 875 0.25%
Ndebele 603 0.17%
Northern Sotho 592 0.17%
Tswana 471 0.14%
Tsonga 153 0.04%
Venda 141 0.04%
Swati 77 0.02%

Gender

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Gender Population %
Female 184 325 52.70%
Male 165 443 47.30%

Ethnic group

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Ethnic group Population %
Black African 328 002 93.78%
Coloured 12 177 3.48%
White 8 277 2.37%
Indian/Asian 632 0.18%

Age

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Age Population %
000 - 004 35 279 10.34%
005 - 009 45 321 13.28%
010 - 014 51 410 15.06%
015 - 019 46 355 13.58%
020 - 024 28 543 8.36%
025 - 029 19 533 5.72%
030 - 034 16 274 4.77%
035 - 039 15 584 4.57%
040 - 044 14 915 4.37%
045 - 049 12 997 3.81%
050 - 054 11 073 3.24%
055 - 059 9 131 2.68%
060 - 064 9 828 2.88%
065 - 069 9 700 2.84%
070 - 074 6 694 1.96%
075 - 079 3 824 1.12%
080 - 084 3 312 0.97%
085 - 089 962 0.28%
090 - 094 402 0.12%
095 - 099 138 0.04%
100 plus 62 0.02%

Politics

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Election results

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Election results for Joe Gqabi (prev. Ukhahlamba) in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 180 079 [52.76% of total population]
  • Total votes: 114 530 [33.55% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 63.60% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 97 560 85.18%
United Democratic Movement 7 924 6.92%
Democratic Alliance 4 357 3.80%
Pan African Congress 1 344 1.17%
African Christian Democratic Party 732 0.64%
Independent Democrats 584 0.51%
New National Party 434 0.38%
Freedom Front Plus 429 0.37%
SOPA 156 0.14%
Inkhata Freedom Party 153 0.13%
Azanian People's Organisation 150 0.13%
EMSA 125 0.11%
PJC 116 0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party 116 0.10%
NA 84 0.07%
TOP 65 0.06%
UF 65 0.06%
CDP 44 0.04%
Minority Front 37 0.03%
NLP 28 0.02%
KISS 27 0.02%
Total 114 530 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Name Change". Joe Gqabi District Municipality. The name of Ukhahlamba District Municipality changed on the 1st of February 2010 to Joe Gqabi District Municipality.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ T. L. Marawu (Executive Mayor) (25 February 2010). "State of the District Address — Joe Gqabi DM" (PDF). Joe Gqabi District Municipality. Retrieved 5 October 2012. Our people must be aware that we are changing the name of this municipality to Joe Gqabi District Municipality This takes place after the public consultation we have made in this regard. The public chose the name Joe Gqabi to honour the role played by this hero in fighting against apartheid.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Joe Nzingo Gqabi". South African History Online. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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