| Inkwanca | |
| Settlement Type: | Former local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chris Hani |
| Seat: | Molteno |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 4 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mtandazo Qhaqmangwana |
| Area Total Km2: | 3584 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 21971 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 89.1% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 6.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 85.8% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 8.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.5% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | EC133 |
Inkwanca Local Municipality was a local municipality that forms part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Inkwanca is an isiXhosa name meaning cold. The municipal area is the coldest area in the country and the lowest temperatures are recorded in the area every year.[4] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.
The municipality covers an area of in the Stormberg Mountains, approximately 200km (100miles) northwest of East London. It abuts on the Gariep Local Municipality to the north, the Maletswai Local Municipality to the northeast, the Emalahleni Local Municipality to the east, the Lukhanji Local Municipality to the southeast and the Tsolwana Local Municipality to the southwest.
The population of the municipality according to the 2011 census was 21,971 people in 6,228 households. 89.1% of residents described themselves as "Black African", 6.2% as "White" and 4.1% as "Coloured". 85.8% speak Xhosa as their first language, 8.3% speak Afrikaans and 3.5% speak English. The two towns in the municipality are Molteno (pop. 11,553) and Sterkstroom (pop. 7,165).
The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received.
In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[5] [6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 5,214 | 5,276 | 10,490 | 76.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 955 | 907 | 1,862 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 708 | 667 | 1,375 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| – | 33 | 33 | 0.2 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6,877 | 6,883 | 13,760 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 114 | 108 | 222 | |||||
On 11 September 2014 the Inkwanca municipal council was dissolved,[7] and new elections were held on 26 November.[8] The African National Congress (ANC) again won a majority of five seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[9]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 4,192 | 4,166 | 8,358 | 63.3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1,125 | 1,127 | 2,252 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1,117 | 1,117 | 2,234 | 16.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 172 | 188 | 360 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6,606 | 6,598 | 13,204 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 130 | 146 | 276 | |||||