Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
Local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Sisulu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Walter Sisulu; Afrikaans: Walter Sisulu Munisipaliteit; Sotho: Masepala wa Walter Sisulu) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality was formed by merging the Maletswai and Gariep local municipalities immediately after the August 2016 local municipal elections. [2]
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Walter Sisulu | |
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Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Joe Gqabi |
Seat | Burgersdorp |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Bulelwa Khweyiya (ANC) |
• Speaker | Nalisile Simon Mathetha (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Norah Ngubo (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 13,269 km2 (5,123 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 77,477 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 79.9% |
• Coloured | 11.9% |
• White | 7.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC145 |
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