| King Sabata Dalindyebo | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | -31.5839°N 28.7881°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | OR Tambo |
| Seat: | Mthatha |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 35 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Goodman Nyaniso Nelani |
| Leader Title1: | Speaker |
| Leader Name1: | Thandeka Grace Maqoko (ANC) |
| Leader Title2: | Chief Whip |
| Leader Name2: | Mzukisi Nyoka (ANC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 3027 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 451710 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 98.5% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 92.8% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 3.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | EC157 |
King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality (xh|uMasipala wase King Sabata Dalindyebo) is a local municipality situated in the inland of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The municipality includes the towns of Mthatha and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality is one of the seven local municipalities within the OR Tambo District Municipality.
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because his great place was in the region and he was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei and South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23601 | 179.46 | 13,737 | ||
| 23602 | 60.66 | 6,345 | ||
| 23603 | 0.86 | 295 | ||
| 23604 | 186.95 | 15,939 | ||
| 23605 | 4.54 | 309 | ||
| 23606 | 154.11 | 17,262 | ||
| 23607 | 90.10 | 10,140 | ||
| 23608 | 7.70 | 650 | ||
| 23609 | 197.35 | 13,492 | ||
| 23610 | 19.41 | 2,363 | ||
| 23611 | 202.58 | 20,416 | ||
| 23612 | 21.61 | 6,503 | ||
| 23613 | 99.30 | 26,202 | ||
| 23614 | 9.61 | 2,357 | ||
| 23615 | 288.67 | 22,497 | ||
| 23616 | 5.05 | 558 | ||
| 23617 | 1.02 | 0 | ||
| 23618 | 242.02 | 23,962 | ||
| 23619 | 21.84 | 2,882 | ||
| 23620 | 229.37 | 22,874 | ||
| 23621 | 98.37 | 21,996 | ||
| 23622 | 23.37 | 1,542 | ||
| 23623 | 63.25 | 8,144 | ||
| 23624 | 115.34 | 14,377 | ||
| 23625 | 182.78 | 21,843 | ||
| Umtata Part 1 | 23626 | 64.70 | 92,469 | |
| Umtata Part 2 | 23630 | 29.57 | 2,316 | |
| 23627 | 230.24 | 23,013 | ||
| 23628 | 113.33 | 15,094 | ||
| 23629 | 72.52 | 5,659 |
See main article: King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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.[5]