uMhlathuze Local Municipality
| uMhlathuze | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | uThungulu | |
| Seat | Richards Bay | |
| Wards | 30 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Zakhele Amos Mnqayi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 793 km2 (306 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 334,459 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 87.7% | |
| • Coloured | 0.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.8% | |
| • White | 7.3% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 81.3% | |
| • English | 9.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN282 | |
uMhlathuze Local Municipality is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mhlatuze River.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bejani | 53801 | 12.82 | 4,654 |
| Dube | 53802 | 53.95 | 52,239 |
| Empangeni | 53803 | 14.00 | 13,306 |
| Esikhawini | 53804 | 5.90 | 32,437 |
| Khoza | 53805 | 14.32 | 24,172 |
| Kwambonambi Forest Reserve | 53806 | 56.58 | 117 |
| Mkhwanazi | 53807 | 66.29 | 22,758 |
| Nkwanazi | 53808 | 31.86 | 25,780 |
| Nseleni | 53809 | 1.30 | 8,873 |
| Richards Bay Part 1 | 53810 | 75.80 | 30,605 |
| Richards Bay Part 2 | 53811 | 0.42 | 382 |
| Richards Bay Part 3 | 53812 | 21.19 | 13,865 |
| Umlalazi Nature Reserve | 53814 | 27.89 | 347 |
| Vulindlela | 53815 | 2.44 | 4,044 |
| Zungu/Madlebe | 53816 | 71.06 | 48,977 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 53813 | 339.73 | 6,630 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining thirty 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.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 51,478 | 55,622 | 107,100 | 60.3 | 23 | 13 | 36 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 15,275 | 14,938 | 30,213 | 17.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 8,560 | 9,060 | 17,620 | 9.9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| National Freedom Party | 8,551 | 8,246 | 16,797 | 9.4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Independent | 3,673 | – | 3,673 | 2.1 | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 746 | 288 | 1,034 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 441 | 428 | 869 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Democratic Congress | 164 | 182 | 346 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 88,888 | 88,764 | 177,652 | 100.0 | 30 | 30 | 60 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,259 | 1,546 | 2,805 | |||||
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
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: uMhlathuze" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: uMhlathuze" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 28°45′S 31°54′E / 28.750°S 31.900°E