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Joe Gqabi
District municipality
Official seal of Joe Gqabi
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°58′S 27°36′E / 30.967°S 27.600°E / -30.967; 27.600
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
SeatBarkly East
Local municipalities
List
  • Elundini
  • Senqu
  • Walter Sisulu
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNP Mposelwa
Area
 • Total25,663 km2 (9,909 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total349,768
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African93.8%
 • Coloured3.5%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White2.4%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Xhosa70.5%
 • Sotho20.2%
 • Afrikaans5.9%
 • English1.6%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC14

The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Joe Gqabi; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Joe Gqabi) is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Barkly East. As of 2011, the majority of its 349,768 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa.

Before 1 February 2010, it was known as the Ukhahlamba District Municipality;[4] its name was changed in recognition of Joe Gqabi (1929–1981),[5] 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.[6]

  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. ^ "Name Change". Joe Gqabi District Municipality. The name of Ukhahlamba District Municipality changed on the 1st of February 2010 to Joe Gqabi District Municipality.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ T. L. Marawu (Executive Mayor) (25 February 2010). "State of the District Address — Joe Gqabi DM" (PDF). Joe Gqabi District Municipality. Retrieved 5 October 2012. Our people must be aware that we are changing the name of this municipality to Joe Gqabi District Municipality This takes place after the public consultation we have made in this regard. The public chose the name Joe Gqabi to honour the role played by this hero in fighting against apartheid.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Joe Nzingo Gqabi". South African History Online. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

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