Английская Википедия:Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Refimprove Шаблон:Infobox settlement The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (Шаблон:Lang-xh) 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.
History
Шаблон:Unreferencedsect 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
Politics
Шаблон:Main 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.[1]
| Buffalo City local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 105,038 | 109,080 | 214,118 | 59.4% | 43 | 18 | 61 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 35,195 | 35,139 | 70,334 | 19.5% | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 21,165 | 22,301 | 43,466 | 12.1% | 0 | 13 | 13 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 8,383 | – | 8,383 | 2.3% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 1,476 | 1,990 | 3,466 | 1.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 1,499 | 1,884 | 3,383 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 1,667 | 1,603 | 3,270 | 0.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 806 | 1,756 | 2,562 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 991 | 1,020 | 2,011 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Шаблон:Full party name with color | 914 | 934 | 1,848 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 other parties | 2,895 | 4,558 | 7,453 | 2.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 180,029 | 180,265 | 360,294 | 50 | 50 | 100 | ||
| Valid votes | 180,029 | 180,265 | 360,294 | 98.2% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 2,936 | 3,571 | 6,507 | 1.8% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 182,965 | 183,836 | 366,801 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 185,525 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 406,486 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 45.6% | |||||||
Hospitals
The following hospitals are located in the municipal area:[2]
- Life Beacon Bay Hospital [3]
- Bhisho Provincial Hospital
- Cecilia Makiwane Hospital (Mdantsane)
- Duncan Village Day Hospital
- East London Private Hospital
- Fort Grey TB Hospital
- Frere Hospital
- Grey Provincial Hospital (Qonce)
- Grey Monument Private Clinic (Qonce)
- Mount Coke Hospital (replaced by Bhisho Hospital in December 1991)[4][5]
- Nkqubela Chest Hospital (Mdantsane)
- St Dominic’s Hospital
- St James Hospital
- St Marks Clinic
Town twinning
Шаблон:See also Buffalo City's town twins are:
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gävle, Sweden
- Шаблон:Flagicon Leiden, Netherlands
- Шаблон:Flagicon Milwaukee County, United States of America
References
External links
Шаблон:Municipalities of the Eastern Cape Шаблон:Authority control
