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Dr AB Xuma
Local municipality
Official seal of Dr AB Xuma
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatNgcobo
Wards20
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSiyabulela Zangqa (ANC)
 • SpeakerSkosana Mbolo (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNobantu Macingwane (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,484 km2 (959 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total155,513
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Xhosa94.7%
 • English2.0%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC137

Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality (previously Engcobo Municipality)[4] is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Ngcobo is an isiXhosa word for a sweet grass found in the area.[5]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Menzelwa, Zolile. "Engcobo Local Municipality changes name to Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality". News24. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ South African Languages - Place names

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