Senqu Local Municipality
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Senqu | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Joe Gqabi |
| Seat | Lady Grey |
| Wards | 19 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,329 km2 (2,830 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 134,150 |
| • Density | 18.30/km2 (47.41/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 74.3% |
| • Sotho | 20.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.4% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC142 |
Senqu Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Senqu; Sotho: Masepala wa Senqu) is a local municipality within the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Senqu is the Sesotho name for the Orange River.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaqwati | 22701 | 62.98 | 4,284 |
| Amavundla | 22702 | 86.37 | 8,123 |
| Barkly East | 22703 | 16.10 | 4,292 |
| Basoto | 22704 | 250.74 | 31,727 |
| Batlokoa | 22705 | 127.83 | 5,054 |
| Herschel | 22706 | 4.89 | 561 |
| Hlubi | 22707 | 1,061.37 | 51,548 |
| Khwezinaledi | 22708 | 0.81 | 4,793 |
| Lady Grey | 22709 | 23.75 | 1,312 |
| Mfelandawonye | 22710 | 0.05 | 27 |
| Myamane | 22711 | 122.04 | 9,296 |
| Nkululeko | 22712 | 0.53 | 4,077 |
| Polar Park | 22713 | 0.05 | 630 |
| Rhodes | 22714 | 10.28 | 129 |
| Rossouw | 22715 | 0.66 | 302 |
| Sterkspruit | 22717 | 4.02 | 1,557 |
| Zakhele | 22718 | 0.14 | 377 |
| Zola | 22719 | 0.02 | 337 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 22716 | 4,998.12 | 6,736 |
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