Ngqushwa Local Municipality
Ngqushwa | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 33°12′S 27°07′E / 33.200°S 27.117°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Peddie |
| Wards | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mnikelo Tempile Siwisa (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Nombuyiselo Ethelina Magingxa (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Fumanekile Phumaphi (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,241 km2 (865 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 72,190 |
| • Density | 32.21/km2 (83.43/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 94.7% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC126 |
Ngqushwa Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ngqushwa) is a local municipality within the Amatole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.