Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Buffalo City | |
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| Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | |
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Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′S 27°52′E / 32.983°S 27.867°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Seat | East London |
| Wards | 50 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Princess Faku (ANC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Vacant |
| • Speaker | Humphrey Maxhegwana |
| • Chief Whip | Mawethu Marata (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,753 km2 (1,063 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 975,255 |
| • Density | 354.3/km2 (917.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 84.7% |
| • Coloured | 5.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 8.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 78.8% |
| • English | 11.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.2% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | BUF |
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala oMbaxa wase Buffalo City) is a metropolitan municipality situated on the east coast of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It includes the towns of East London, Bhisho and Qonce, as well as the large townships of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.