The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Joe Gqabi; Sotho: Masepala wa Setereke wa Joe Gqabi) is one of the seven districts of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat is Barkly East. As of 2011, the majority of its 349,768 inhabitants spoke isiXhosa.
Before 1 February 2010, it was known as the Ukhahlamba District Municipality; its name was changed in recognition of Joe Gqabi (1929–1981), an African National Congress member who was a journalist for the New Age, a member of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, and one of the Pretoria Twelve.
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Geography
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Neighbours
Joe Gqabi is surrounded by the following districts:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2011 census:
Politics
Election results
Election results for Joe Gqabi (prev. Ukhahlamba) in the South African general election, 2004.
Population 18 and over: 180 079 [52.76% of total population]
Total votes: 114 530 [33.55% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 63.60% votes as a % of population 18 and over