Elundini | |
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![]() Location in the Eastern Cape | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Joe Gqabi |
Seat | Maclear |
Wards | 17 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Nonkongozelo Ruth Lengs (ANC) |
• Speaker | Vangiwe Victoria Hokwana (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Mamello Semakaleng Leteba (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,065 km2 (1,956 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 138,141 |
• Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.1% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 70.1% |
• Sotho | 24.8% |
• Afrikaans | 1.7% |
• English | 1.6% |
• Other | 1.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC141 |
Elundini Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Elundini; Sotho: Masepala wa Elundini) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from isiZulu and refers to the Drakensberg Mountains.[4]