Joe Gqabi District Municipality
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Before 1 February 2010, it was known as the Ukhahlamba District Municipality;[1] its name was changed in recognition of Joe Gqabi (1929–1981),[2] an African National Congress member who was a journalist for the New Age, a member of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, and one of the Pretoria Twelve.[3]
Geography
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Code | Population | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elundini | EC141 | 138 141 | 39.50% |
| Senqu | EC142 | 134 150 | 38.35% |
| Walter Sisulu | EC145 | 77 477 | 22.15% |
Neighbours
Joe Gqabi is surrounded by the following districts: Template:Geographic location
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2011 census:
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Xhosa | 244 021 | 70.47% |
| Sotho | 69 889 | 20.18% |
| Afrikaans | 20 329 | 5.87% |
| English | 5 696 | 1.64% |
| Sign language | 2 124 | 0.61% |
| Other | 1 319 | 0.38% |
| Zulu | 875 | 0.25% |
| Ndebele | 603 | 0.17% |
| Northern Sotho | 592 | 0.17% |
| Tswana | 471 | 0.14% |
| Tsonga | 153 | 0.04% |
| Venda | 141 | 0.04% |
| Swati | 77 | 0.02% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 184 325 | 52.70% |
| Male | 165 443 | 47.30% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 328 002 | 93.78% |
| Coloured | 12 177 | 3.48% |
| White | 8 277 | 2.37% |
| Indian/Asian | 632 | 0.18% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 35 279 | 10.34% |
| 005 - 009 | 45 321 | 13.28% |
| 010 - 014 | 51 410 | 15.06% |
| 015 - 019 | 46 355 | 13.58% |
| 020 - 024 | 28 543 | 8.36% |
| 025 - 029 | 19 533 | 5.72% |
| 030 - 034 | 16 274 | 4.77% |
| 035 - 039 | 15 584 | 4.57% |
| 040 - 044 | 14 915 | 4.37% |
| 045 - 049 | 12 997 | 3.81% |
| 050 - 054 | 11 073 | 3.24% |
| 055 - 059 | 9 131 | 2.68% |
| 060 - 064 | 9 828 | 2.88% |
| 065 - 069 | 9 700 | 2.84% |
| 070 - 074 | 6 694 | 1.96% |
| 075 - 079 | 3 824 | 1.12% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 312 | 0.97% |
| 085 - 089 | 962 | 0.28% |
| 090 - 094 | 402 | 0.12% |
| 095 - 099 | 138 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 62 | 0.02% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Joe Gqabi (prev. Ukhahlamba) in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 180 079 [52.76% of total population]
- Total votes: 114 530 [33.55% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 63.60% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 97 560 | 85.18% |
| United Democratic Movement | 7 924 | 6.92% |
| Democratic Alliance | 4 357 | 3.80% |
| Pan African Congress | 1 344 | 1.17% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 732 | 0.64% |
| Independent Democrats | 584 | 0.51% |
| New National Party | 434 | 0.38% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 429 | 0.37% |
| SOPA | 156 | 0.14% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 153 | 0.13% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 150 | 0.13% |
| EMSA | 125 | 0.11% |
| PJC | 116 | 0.10% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 116 | 0.10% |
| NA | 84 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 65 | 0.06% |
| UF | 65 | 0.06% |
| CDP | 44 | 0.04% |
| Minority Front | 37 | 0.03% |
| NLP | 28 | 0.02% |
| KISS | 27 | 0.02% |
| Total | 114 530 | 100.00% |
References
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