Buffalo_City_Local_Municipality

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Metropolitan municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa

The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala oMbaxa wase Buffalo City) is a metropolitan municipality situated on the east coast of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It includes the towns of East London, Bhisho and Qonce, as well as the large townships of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.

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History

The municipality was established as a local municipality in 2000 after South Africa's reorganisation of municipal areas, and is named after the Buffalo River, at whose mouth lies the only river port in South Africa. On 18 May 2011, it was separated from the Amathole District Municipality and converted into a metropolitan municipality.

The area has a well-developed manufacturing base, with the auto industry playing a major role. Daimler AG through its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has a large assembly plant located next to the port of East London, which produces a variety of vehicles for export.

The climate is mild, with year-round sunshine. Average rainfall is 850mm (33.5 inches).

The population of 701,873 (2001) is largely African (85.2%), with White (8.4%) and Coloured (5.7%) minorities. There is also a small Indian community (0.6%).

The previous mayor, Dr Sindisile Maclean (ANC), was elected in 2000. Buffalo City elected its first female mayor on Friday, 17 March 2006. Ntombentle Peter was voted in as Executive Mayor at the inaugural meeting of the new council following the municipal elections.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Note:Only the most populated places are reported

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Politics

Main article: Buffalo City elections

The municipal council consists of one hundred members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifty wards, while the remaining fifty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

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Hospitals

The following hospitals are located in the municipal area:[6]

Town twinning

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in South Africa

Buffalo City's town twins are:

References

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    "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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    "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipaility > Mandate of the Executive Mayor". Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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    "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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    "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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    "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Buffalo City". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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    Eastern Cape Dept of Health official website Archived 29 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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    Life Healthcare Archived 21 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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    Bhisho Hospital webpage Archived 21 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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    News article: Mt Coke hospital to get major facelift (published on 27 March 2007)
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