| Sakhisizwe | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Eastern Cape |
| Coordinates: | -30.9167°N 67°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chris Hani |
| Seat: | Cala |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 9 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Buyiswa Ntsere |
| Leader Title1: | Speaker |
| Leader Name1: | Kholiswa Faku (ANC) |
| Leader Title2: | Chief Whip |
| Leader Name2: | Andile Sondlo (ANC) |
| Area Total Km2: | 2355 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 63582 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 97.7% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.8% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 92.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 2.7% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.8% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | EC138 |
Sakhisizwe Municipality (xh|uMasipala wase Sakhisizwe) is a local municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Xhosa: Sakhisizwe is an isiXhosa word meaning "we are building the nation".[4]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cala Part 1 | 22501 | 23.10 | 11,479 | |
| Cala Part 2 | 22510 | 14.20 | 280 | |
| 22502 | 89.40 | 3,971 | ||
| 22503 | 28.68 | 10,965 | ||
| 22504 | 20.85 | 1,422 | ||
| 22505 | 149.28 | 5,833 | ||
| 22506 | 0.44 | 4,123 | ||
| 22508 | 12.14 | 182 | ||
| 22509 | 215.01 | 11,546 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 22507 | 1,703.50 | 4,233 |
See main article: Sakhisizwe Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 thirteen seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6]