Sakhisizwe Local Municipality
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Sakhisizwe Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Sakhisizwe) is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Sakhisizwe is an isiXhosa word meaning "we are building the nation".[3]
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Sakhisizwe | |
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Coordinates: 30°55′S 26°41′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Chris Hani |
Seat | Cala |
Wards | 9 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Buyiswa Ntsere (ANC) |
• Speaker | Kholiswa Faku (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Andile Sondlo (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,355 km2 (909 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 63,582 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.7% |
• Coloured | 0.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 92.2% |
• English | 2.7% |
• Afrikaans | 1.8% |
• Sign language | 1.2% |
• Other | 2.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC138 |
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