Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality

• Name — Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality • Type — Local municipality • Image Seal — Cropped-Mbidzana-logo.png • Seal Size — 200x160px • Image Map — Map of the Eastern Cape with Mbizana highlighted.svg • Map Alt — Location in the Eastern Cape • Map Caption — Location in the Eastern Cape • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — South Africa • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Eastern Cape • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Alfred Nzo • Seat — Bizana • Parts Type — Wards • Parts — 32 • Government Type — Municipal council • Leader Party — ANC • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Daniswa Mafumbatha • Leader Title1 — Speaker • Leader Name1 — Simphiwe Magini (ANC) • Leader Title2 — Chief Whip • Leader Name2 — Makhosandile Mpetshwa (ANC) • Area Total Km2 — 2417 • Population Total — 281905 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Racial makeup • Demographics1 Title1 — Black African • Demographics1 Info1 — 99.6% • Demographics1 Title2 — Coloured • Demographics1 Info2 — 0.2% • Demographics1 Title3 — Indian/Asian • Demographics1 Info3 — 0.1% • Demographics1 Title4 — White • Demographics1 Info4 — 0.1% • Demographics Type2 — First languages • Demographics2 Title1 — Xhosa • Demographics2 Info1 — 93.8% • Demographics2 Title2 — English • Demographics2 Info2 — 2.0% • Demographics2 Title3 — Zulu • Demographics2 Info3 — 1.5% • Demographics2 Info4 — % • Demographics2 Title5 — Other • Demographics2 Info5 — 2.7% • Time Zone1 — SAST • Utc Offset1 — +2 • Custom Label Sec1 — Municipal code • Custom Data Sec1 — EC443 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Municipality (uMasipala wase Winnie Madikizela-Mandela), formerly Mbizana Municipality, is a local municipality within the Alfred Nzo District Municipality, in the Wild Coast Region of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is named after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, an anti-apartheid activist and wife of President Nelson Mandela. It was formerly part of the OR Tambo District Municipality, but was transferred to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election.

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: • Place — Code — Area (km 2) — Population — Most spoken language • Amadiba — 23001 — 433.70 — 28,421 — Xhosa • Amandela — 23002 — 8.78 — 2,297 — Xhosa • Amandengane — 23003 — 46.81 — 3,583 — Xhosa • Amangutyana — 23004 — 286.10 — 35,871 — Xhosa • Amantshangase — 23005 — 108.38 — 7,104 — Xhosa • Amapisi — 23006 — 122.89 — 9,909 — Xhosa • Bala — 23007 — 18.03 — 3,935 — Xhosa • Bizana — 23008 — 23.96 — 4,110 — Xhosa • Imizizi — 23009 — 541.81 — 67,728 — Xhosa • Ntlenzi — 23010 — 360.60 — 31,706 — Xhosa • Ntshamate — 23011 — 15.02 — 3,706 — Xhosa • Isikelo — 23012 — 345.75 — 41,453 — Xhosa • Xesibe — 23013 — 100.00 — 5,594 — Xhosa

The municipal council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.

Mbizana Local Municipality was the birthplace of: • Oliver Tambo (1917–1993), born in the village of Nkantolo, South African anti-apartheid politician • Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936-2018), born in the village of Mbhongweni, South African ANC Women's League leader • Babalo Madikizela, born in the village of Mbhongweni, South African politician & MEC. • Siphosakhe Ntiya-ntiya, born in Mandzayoni village, he is a South African football player who. currently play for Sekhukhune United, former senior and junior Kaizer Chiefs player.

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• Umtamvuna Nature Reserve • Mbizana Nature Reserve • OR Tambo Cultural Village • OR Tambo Monument • Wild Coast Sun Resort • Umtentu sanctuary

• Ficus bizanae is a Southern African indigenous tree.