Great Kei Local Municipality
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Great Kei Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Great Kei) is a local municipality within the Amathole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The word Kei is of Khoekhoe origin, meaning "sand". The municipality is named after the Great Kei River.[3]
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Great Kei | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Amathole |
Seat | Qumrha |
Wards | 7 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ngenisile Wellington Tekile (ANC) |
• Speaker | Ngenisile Wellington Tekile (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Ndileka Kantshashe (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,736 km2 (670 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 38,991 |
• Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.3% |
• Coloured | 1.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 7.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 88.8% |
• English | 7.0% |
• Afrikaans | 2.7% |
• Other | 1.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC123 |
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