Senqu Local Municipality
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Senqu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Senqu; Sotho: Masepala wa Senqu) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Senqu is the Sesotho name for the Orange River.[4]
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Senqu | |
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![]() Location in the Eastern Cape | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Joe Gqabi |
Seat | Lady Grey |
Wards | 19 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Nomvuyo Mposelwa (ANC) |
• Speaker | Velile Stokhwe (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Mlifi Mshasha (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,329 km2 (2,830 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 134,150 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.3% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 1.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 74.3% |
• Sotho | 20.2% |
• Afrikaans | 2.4% |
• English | 1.3% |
• Other | 1.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC142 |
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