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Tsolwana | |
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.svg) Location in the Eastern Cape | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Chris Hani |
| Seat | Tarkastad |
| Wards | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | K Nqighi |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,087 km2 (2,350 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 33,281 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.0% |
| • Coloured | 5.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 2.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 84.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.5% |
| • Sotho | 2.8% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | EC132 |
Tsolwana Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Tsolwana is an isiXhosa name which means "something with a sharp ending or a tip", referring the mountains around the whole area.[3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names