Gariep Local Municipality
Former local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gariep Local Municipality is a defunct local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The municipality was merged with Maletswai Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections to form the new Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.
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Gariep | |
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![]() Location in the Eastern Cape | |
Coordinates: 30°59′S 26°19′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Joe Gqabi |
Seat | Burgersdorp[1] |
Wards | 5 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Past Mayor | Ncedo Ngoqo |
Area | |
• Total | 8,911 km2 (3,441 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 33,677 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 72.9% |
• Coloured | 17.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 8.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 67.3% |
• Afrikaans | 26.2% |
• Sotho | 2.3% |
• English | 1.9% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC144 |
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