| Ingquza Hill | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | -32.1667°N 63°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | OR Tambo |
| Seat: | Flagstaff |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 31 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | BB Goya |
| Leader Title1: | Speaker |
| Leader Name1: | Ntandokazi Yolisa Chapa (ANC) |
| Leader Title2: | Chief Whip |
| Leader Name2: | Mbongeni Isaac Nkungu (ANC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2477 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 278481 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.2% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 94.6% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 2.2% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | EC153 |
Ingquza Hill Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ingquza Hill), previously known as Qaukeni Municipality, is a local municipality within the OR Tambo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23201 | 123.86 | 8,467 | ||
| 23202 | 5.21 | 706 | ||
| 23203 | 117.16 | 12,588 | ||
| 23204 | 25.03 | 4,082 | ||
| 23205 | 134.39 | 15,995 | ||
| 23206 | 53.32 | 2,023 | ||
| 23207 | 13.77 | 3,069 | ||
| 23208 | 45.12 | 13,493 | ||
| 23209 | 21.04 | 9,079 | ||
| 23210 | 1.24 | 78 | ||
| 23211 | 173.29 | 800 | ||
| 23212 | 14.63 | 1,980 | ||
| 23213 | 86.08 | 9,632 | ||
| 23214 | 16.10 | 1,765 | ||
| 23216 | 249.31 | 34,069 | ||
| 23217 | 342.85 | 35,362 | ||
| 23218 | 79.49 | 7,835 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 23215 | 958.25 | 94,357 |
See main article: Ingquza Hill Local Municipality elections. 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-six seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[5]