Umzimkhulu Local Municipality
| Umzimkhulu | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Harry Gwala | |
| Seat | Umzimkhulu | |
| Wards | 20 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mphuthumi Mpabanga | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,435 km2 (940 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 180,302 | |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.3% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 47.3% | |
| • Xhosa | 46.3% | |
| • English | 1.6% | |
| • Other | 4.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN435 | |
Umzimkhulu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Umzimkhulu is an isiXhosa and an isiZulu name meaning “Big/Great house”.[4]
About 90.8% of the population reside in rural areas, while the remaining 9.2% are urban based. Umzimkhulu faces severe backlogs with respect to water, sanitation and electricity provision. In addition, road infrastructure remains poor and provides only limited access to the area.[5]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bisi | 23701 | 0.64 | 57 |
| Clydesdale | 23702 | 2.43 | 1,774 |
| Dumakude | 23703 | 178.10 | 10,252 |
| Fodo | 23704 | 237.33 | 17,311 |
| Ibisi | 23705 | 2.56 | 2,442 |
| Indawana | 23706 | 231.34 | 18,411 |
| Jogilizwe | 23707 | 39.00 | 5,222 |
| Jongilizwe | 23708 | 19.44 | 3,004 |
| Ladamu | 23709 | 78.41 | 6,701 |
| Mabandla | 23710 | 129.08 | 3,671 |
| Malenge | 23711 | 91.61 | 4,232 |
| Mvolozi | 23712 | 162.26 | 16,006 |
| Nqozama | 23713 | 4.26 | 287 |
| Rietvlei 1 | 23714 | 40.55 | 2,666 |
| Rietvlei 2 | 23715 | 4.25 | 700 |
| Rietvlei 3 Part 1 | 23716 | 3.91 | 4,374 |
| Rietvlei 3 Part 2 | 23724 | 0.13 | 221 |
| Sandile | 23717 | 133.94 | 8,735 |
| Silahla | 23718 | 126.47 | 13,275 |
| Singisi | 23719 | 1.36 | 813 |
| Straalhoek Forrest Station | 23721 | 0.20 | 66 |
| Straalhoek | 23720 | 0.13 | 135 |
| Umzimkhulu | 23725 | 12.56 | 6,519 |
| Zwelethu | 23723 | 203.23 | 17,240 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 23722 | 732.90 | 30,251 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of forty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining twenty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-six seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 41,263 | 43,121 | 84,384 | 89.7 | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,844 | 1,804 | 3,648 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 898 | 735 | 1,633 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,553 | – | 1,553 | 1.6 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 673 | 567 | 1,240 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 312 | 499 | 811 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 165 | 257 | 422 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 255 | 113 | 368 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 46,963 | 47,096 | 94,059 | 100.0 | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,083 | 738 | 1,821 | |||||
The independent councillor joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) in 2013, triggering a by-election in which he lost his seat to the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC thus increased their majority to thirty-seven seats on the council.[9]
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzimkhulu Municipality
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzimkhulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzimkhulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/6d9b45804fa3d86eb298fe2c80eaac98/ANC-wins-KZN-by-elections-20131605
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