Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
metropolitan municipality in the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is one of eight metropolitan municipalities (also called Category A municipalities) in South Africa. It is located on the shores of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape Province.
Nelson Mandela Bay | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′S 25°36′E / 33.950°S 25.600°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | Port Elizabeth |
| Wards | 60 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thsonono Buyeye (interim) (AIC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,959 km2 (756 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,152,115 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 60.1% |
| • Coloured | 23.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 14.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 53.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 29.3% |
| • English | 13.5% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NMA |
It is made-up of the city of Port Elizabeth, the nearby towns of Uitenhage and Despatch, and the surrounding rural area.
The name "Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality" was chosen to honor former President Nelson Mandela.
List of mayors
change- Christopher Nceba Faku (1995–2006)
- Nondumiso Maphazi (2006–2008)
- Zanoxolo Wayile (2008–2013)
- Ben Fihla (2013–2015)
- Danny Jordaan (2015–2016)
- Athol Trollip (2016–2018)
- Mongameli Bobani (2018–2019)
- Thsonono Buyeye interim (since 2019)
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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