Makana Local Municipality
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Makana Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Makana; Afrikaans: Makana Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality which governs the town of Makhanda and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It forms part of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality. The municipality is named after a Xhosa prophet and leader, Makana.[3]
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Makana | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Seat | Makhanda |
Wards | 14 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Yandiswa Vara(ANC) |
• Speaker | Mthuthuzeli Matyumza |
• Chief Whip | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 4,376 km2 (1,690 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 80,390 |
• Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• African | 78.0% |
• Coloured | 12.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 8.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 71.5% |
• Afrikaans | 14.8% |
• English | 10.5% |
• Other | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC104 |
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