Mbonambi Local Municipality

Mbonambi
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uThungulu
Seat	KwaMbonambi
Wards	15
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Timothy Biyela
Area
• Total	1,210 km^2 (470 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	122,889
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	98.8%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Zulu	92.6%
• English	2.9%
• Southern Ndebele	1.5%
• Other	3%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	KZN281

Mbonambi is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mbonambi Local Tribal Authority, which covers most of the municipal area.^[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[5]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Kwambonambi Forest Reserve	53702	62.25	222
KwaMbonambi	53701	2.35	1,894
Mapelane Nature Reserve	53703	52.78	54
Mbonambi	53704	86.04	22,984
Mhlana	53705	515.65	64,527
Sokhulu	53706	98.17	12,632
Remainder of the municipality	53707	391.24	4,623

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 seventeen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[6][7]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	21,311	22,081	43,392	54.8	10	7	17
	Inkatha Freedom Party	12,894	12,400	25,294	31.9	5	5	10
	National Freedom Party	4,406	4,417	8,823	11.1	0	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	495	648	1,143	1.4	0	0	0
	Independent	533	–	533	0.7	0	–	0
Total		39,639	39,546	79,185	100.0	15	15	30
Spoilt votes		789	723	1,521

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. South African Languages - Place names
5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mfolozi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mfolozi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

• http://www.mbonambi.org.za/

Coordinates: 28°48′S 32°06′E / 28.800°S 32.100°E