| Joe Gqabi | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | -30.9667°N 63°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Barkly East |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Elundini |
| P2: | Senqu |
| P3: | Walter Sisulu |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | NP Mposelwa |
| Area Total Km2: | 25663 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 349768 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 93.8% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.5% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 70.5% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 20.2% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 5.9% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC14 |
The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Joe Gqabi; Sotho, Southern: Masepala wa Setereke wa Joe Gqabi) is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Barkly East. As of 2011, the majority of its 349,768 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa.
Before 1 February 2010, it was known as the Ukhahlamba District Municipality;[4] its name was changed in recognition of Joe Gqabi (1929 - 1981),[5] an African National Congress member who was a journalist for the New Age, a member of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, and one of the Pretoria Twelve.[6]
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Code | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC141 | 138 141 | 39.50% | ||
| EC142 | 134 150 | 38.35% | ||
| EC145 | 77 477 | 22.15% |
Joe Gqabi is surrounded by the following districts:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census:
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 244 021 | 70.47% | ||
| 69 889 | 20.18% | ||
| 20 329 | 5.87% | ||
| 5 696 | 1.64% | ||
| 2 124 | 0.61% | ||
| 1 319 | 0.38% | ||
| 875 | 0.25% | ||
| 603 | 0.17% | ||
| 592 | 0.17% | ||
| 471 | 0.14% | ||
| 153 | 0.04% | ||
| 141 | 0.04% | ||
| 77 | 0.02% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 184 325 | 52.70% | |
| Male | 165 443 | 47.30% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 328 002 | 93.78% | |
| Coloured | 12 177 | 3.48% | |
| White | 8 277 | 2.37% | |
| Indian/Asian | 632 | 0.18% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 35 279 | 10.34% | |
| 005 - 009 | 45 321 | 13.28% | |
| 010 - 014 | 51 410 | 15.06% | |
| 015 - 019 | 46 355 | 13.58% | |
| 020 - 024 | 28 543 | 8.36% | |
| 025 - 029 | 19 533 | 5.72% | |
| 030 - 034 | 16 274 | 4.77% | |
| 035 - 039 | 15 584 | 4.57% | |
| 040 - 044 | 14 915 | 4.37% | |
| 045 - 049 | 12 997 | 3.81% | |
| 050 - 054 | 11 073 | 3.24% | |
| 055 - 059 | 9 131 | 2.68% | |
| 060 - 064 | 9 828 | 2.88% | |
| 065 - 069 | 9 700 | 2.84% | |
| 070 - 074 | 6 694 | 1.96% | |
| 075 - 079 | 3 824 | 1.12% | |
| 080 - 084 | 3 312 | 0.97% | |
| 085 - 089 | 962 | 0.28% | |
| 090 - 094 | 402 | 0.12% | |
| 095 - 099 | 138 | 0.04% | |
| 100 plus | 62 | 0.02% |
Election results for Joe Gqabi (prev. Ukhahlamba) in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 560 | 85.18% | ||
| 7 924 | 6.92% | ||
| 4 357 | 3.80% | ||
| 1 344 | 1.17% | ||
| 732 | 0.64% | ||
| 584 | 0.51% | ||
| 434 | 0.38% | ||
| 429 | 0.37% | ||
| 156 | 0.14% | ||
| 153 | 0.13% | ||
| 150 | 0.13% | ||
| 125 | 0.11% | ||
| 116 | 0.10% | ||
| 116 | 0.10% | ||
| 84 | 0.07% | ||
| 65 | 0.06% | ||
| 65 | 0.06% | ||
| 44 | 0.04% | ||
| 37 | 0.03% | ||
| 28 | 0.02% | ||
| 27 | 0.02% | ||
| Total | 114 530 | 100.00% |