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Buffalo City — Ward 23
Buffalo City District, Eastern Cape. Approximate centre -32.964, 27.683.
Ward facts
From open public administrative data.
- Ward number
- 23
- Municipality
- Buffalo City (BUF)
- District
- Buffalo City
- Province
- Eastern Cape
- Wards in municipality
- 50
- Ward code
- ZA2920023
Ward figures
The official numbers for this ward
Shown here exactly as the public ward register records them.
- People
- 17 047
- Registered voters
- 9 054
- Ward size
- 12 km²
- People per km²
- 1 421
53% of the people counted here are registered to vote. This is the 18th most populous of 50 wards in Buffalo City, and 58th of 703 in Eastern Cape.
How it compares
| Area | People | Registered voters | People per km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| This ward | 17 047 | 9 054 | 1 421 |
| Average ward in Buffalo City | 15 637 | 8 434 | 284 |
| Average ward in Eastern Cape | 9 239 | 4 744 | 39 |
| Average ward in South Africa | 11 671 | 6 038 | 47 |
Source: Municipal Demarcation Board ward register (population, registered voters and ward area). Reproduced unchanged. Census detail from Statistics South Africa is credited on each figure as it is added.
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The numbers tell you how many people live in this ward. Residents' own accounts tell you which streets went without water, for how long, and who they already reported it to. Stories shared for this ward go straight to the REACH SA field workers responsible for it.
- Residents to be heard
- 17 047
- Wards in Buffalo City
- 50
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