Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality
Inxuba Yethemba | |
|---|---|
Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′S 25°37′E / 32.183°S 25.617°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Cradock |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Raymond Zenzile Shweni (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Maria Nortje (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Thembisile Bobo (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,663 km2 (4,503 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 65,560 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 56.2% |
| • Coloured | 32.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 10.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 50.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 44.6% |
| • English | 3.1% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC131 |
Inxuba Yethemba Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Inxuba Yethemba; Afrikaans: Inxuba Yethemba Munisipaliteit), formerly known as Cradock Municipality, is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Cradock.