eMadlangeni Local Municipality
| eMadlangeni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Amajuba | |
| Seat | Utrecht | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Chris Mabaso | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 34,442 | |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 92.7% | |
| • Coloured | 1.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 5.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 87.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 6.1% | |
| • English | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 4.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN253 | |
eMadlangeni Local Municipality, previously known as Utrecht Local Municipality, is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht | 52503 | 57.60 | 4,365 |
| Waterval | 52502 | 19.01 | 2,948 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 52501 | 3,462.16 | 24,969 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,815 | 2,860 | 5,675 | 40.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,685 | 1,662 | 3,347 | 24.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,239 | 1,233 | 2,472 | 17.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 599 | 608 | 1,207 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 285 | 300 | 585 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 120 | 99 | 219 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Royal Loyal Progress | 70 | 65 | 135 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 74 | 58 | 132 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 49 | 43 | 92 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Great Kongress of South Africa | 14 | 27 | 41 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,950 | 6,955 | 13,905 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 167 | 166 | 333 | |||||
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.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emadlangeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Emadlangeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 27°39′S 30°20′E / 27.650°S 30.333°E