Port St Johns | |
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![]() Location in the Eastern Cape | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | OR Tambo |
Seat | Port St. Johns |
Wards | 20 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo (ANC) |
• Speaker | Bulelwa Nokhanda (ANC) |
• Chief Whip | Cebisa Mazuza (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,291 km2 (498 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 156,136 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.3% |
• Coloured | 0.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 95.0% |
• English | 2.7% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | EC154 |
Port St. Johns Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala wase Port St. Johns) is a local municipality within the OR Tambo District Municipality, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.