King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
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King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is a municipality situated in the inland of Eastern Cape Province in South Africa
. The municipality is made up of Mthatha
and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is one of seven local municipalities within the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality.
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei
and South Africa.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The municipality is made up of Mthatha
Mthatha
Mthatha is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town has an airport, previously known by the name K. D. Matanzima Airport after former leader Kaiser Matanzima....
and Mqanduli. The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality is one of seven local municipalities within the Oliver Reginald Tambo District Municipality.
The King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality was established before the 2000 local government elections when the Mthatha and Mqanduli transitional and rural areas were merged. The municipality was named after King Sabata Dalindyebo because he was seen as a unifying figure to the people of both Mthatha and Mqanduli and was seen as a hero who fought for the freedom of Transkei
Transkei
The Transkei , officially the Republic of Transkei , was a Bantustan—an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity—and nominal parliamentary democracy in the southeastern region of South Africa...
and South Africa.