| Mhlontlo | |
| Settlement Type: | 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: | OR Tambo |
| Seat: | Qumbu |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 26 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cllr Mbulelo Jara |
| Leader Title1: | Speaker |
| Leader Name1: | Cllr Eddie Pula (ANC) |
| Leader Title2: | Chief Whip |
| Leader Name2: | Cllr Ntombikayise Gcaba (ANC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2826 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 186391 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 97.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 94.9% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | EC156 |
Mhlontlo Municipality (xh|uMasipala wase Mhlontlo) is a local municipality within the OR Tambo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The Mhlontlo Municipality is a municipality situated along the N2 national route between Mthatha and KwaBhaca. It encompasses the towns of Qumbu and Tsolo, together with the surrounding villages. There are three hospitals within the municipality; the Nessie Knight Hospital in Sulenkama village (Qumbu), the St Lucy Hospital in Ngcolosi village (Tsolo) and the Dr Malizo Mpehle Hospital near the town of Tsolo. The municipality is the seat of the AmaMpondomise Kingdom, which seats at Lower Kroza village near Qumbu.
Mhlontlo was a king of the AmaMpondomise people during the 19th century.[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23501 | 177.82 | 20,419 | ||
| 23502 | 109.24 | 12,566 | ||
| 23503 | 0.35 | 0 | ||
| 23504 | 8.02 | 475 | ||
| 23505 | 7.95 | 0 | ||
| 23506 | 70.31 | 4,240 | ||
| 23507 | 197.19 | 18,717 | ||
| 23508 | 99.50 | 9,501 | ||
| 23509 | 203.35 | 22,254 | ||
| 23510 | 162.71 | 10,214 | ||
| 23511 | 67.98 | 2,907 | ||
| 23512 | 280.77 | 22,631 | ||
| 23513 | 6.87 | 369 | ||
| 23514 | 70.06 | 7,600 | ||
| 23515 | 48.43 | 1,625 | ||
| 23516 | 24.83 | 629 | ||
| 23517 | 293.67 | 18,661 | ||
| 23518 | 32.91 | 52 | ||
| 23519 | 125.22 | 10,021 | ||
| 23520 | 19.82 | 6 | ||
| 23521 | 106.95 | 5,855 | ||
| 23522 | 16.95 | 633 | ||
| 23523 | 294.50 | 15,987 | ||
| 23524 | 38.15 | 3,275 | ||
| Tsolo Part 1 | 23525 | 53.97 | 5,678 | |
| Tsolo Part 2 | 23526 | 184.59 | 2,361 |
See main article: Mhlontlo Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of fifty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-six wards, while the remaining twenty-five 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 seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6]