King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality


King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a municipality situated in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. The municipality is made up of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is one of seven local municipalities within the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality.
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
PlaceCodeArea Population
Baziya179.4613,737
Cacadu60.666,345
Coffee Bay0.86295
Ebotwe186.9515,939
Gcaleka-Ngchana4.54309
Hagebe154.1117,262
Hala90.1010,140
Jalamba7.70650
Jumba197.3513,492
Masizakhe19.412,363
Matyengqina202.5820,416
Mhlanga21.616,503
Mpeko99.3026,202
Mqanduli9.612,357
Mqekezweni288.6722,497
Ngqubusini5.05558
Ngubezulu1.020
Nqabe242.0223,962
Nqanda21.842,882
Qiya229.3722,874
Qokolweni/Zimbane98.3721,996
Rarabe23.371,542
Sithebe63.258,144
Tshezi115.3414,377
Tshomane182.7821,843
Umtata Part 164.7092,469
Umtata Part 229.572,316
Upper Ncise-Kambi230.2423,013
Xesibe113.3315,094
Xongora72.525,659

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress won a majority of forty-six seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.