Great Kei Local Municipality
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Great Kei | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Seat | Qumrha |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ngenisile Wellington Tekile (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Ngenisile Wellington Tekile (ANC) |
| • Chief Whip | Ndileka Kantshashe (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,736 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 38,991 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 7.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 88.8% |
| • English | 7.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.7% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC123 |
Great Kei Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Great Kei) is a local municipality within the Amathole District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The word Kei is of Khoikhoi origin, meaning "great/big". The municipality is named after the Great Kei River.[3]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chintsa East | 21202 | 3.80 | 1,317 |
| Chintsa | 21201 | 2.57 | 423 |
| Cwili | 21203 | 0.51 | 1,473 |
| Haga Haga | 21205 | 1.20 | 114 |
| Kei Mouth | 21206 | 3.20 | 284 |
| Qumrha | 21207 | 5.32 | 1,267 |
| Kwelerha Point | 21209 | 0.36 | 96 |
| Kwelerha | 21208 | 50.83 | 8,941 |
| Mooiplaas | 21210 | 145.07 | 17,281 |
| Morgans Bay | 21211 | 1.36 | 453 |
| Ocean View | 21212 | 0.17 | 67 |
| Qumrha | 21213 | 1.94 | 5,652 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 21204 | 1,519.30 | 7,087 |
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