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Mhlontlo
Local municipality
Official seal of Mhlontlo
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictOR Tambo
SeatQumbu
Wards26
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCllr Mbulelo Jara (ANC)
 • SpeakerCllr Eddie Pula (ANC)
 • Chief WhipCllr Ntombikayise Gcaba (ANC)
Area
 • Total2,826 km2 (1,091 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total186,391
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African97.6%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Xhosa94.9%
 • English2.3%
 • Other2.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC156

Mhlontlo Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mhlontlo) is a local municipality within the OR Tambo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The Mhlontlo Municipality is a municipality situated along the N2 national route between Mthatha and KwaBhaca. It encompasses the towns of Qumbu and Tsolo, together with the surrounding villages. There are three hospitals within the municipality; the Nessie Knight Hospital in Sulenkama village (Qumbu), the St Lucy Hospital in Ngcolosi village (Tsolo) and the Dr Malizo Mpehle Hospital near the town of Tsolo. The municipality is the seat of the AmaMpondomise Kingdom, which seats at Lower Kroza village near Qumbu.

Mhlontlo was a king of the AmaMpondomise people during the 19th century.[3]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names

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