Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality

Ubuhlebezwe
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Harry Gwala District
Seat	Ixopo
Wards	12
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Noleen Joanne Peterson
Area
• Total	1,604 km^2 (619 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	101,691
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	97.5%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Zulu	91.6%
• English	3.1%
• Xhosa	1.6%
• Southern Ndebele	1.3%
• Other	2.4%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	KZN434

Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sisonke District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Ubuhlebezwe is an isiZulu name meaning "The Beauty of the Land". The name is derived from Alan Paton's novel, Cry, The Beloved Country.^[4]

Main places

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

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Amakhuze	55101	40.53	4,726
Dlamini/Vusathina Mazulu	55102	19.13	3,532
Dunge	55103	47.70	2,666
Ikhwezi/Lokusa	55104	48.56	12,316
Ixopo	55105	6.24	8,434
Izimpethu Endlovu	55106	10.23	751
Mjoli/Mawushe(Sizwe Hlanganani)	55107	72.47	12,580
Nyuswa	55108	33.78	4,063
Shiyabanye/Nhlangwini	55109	85.96	11,476
Ukuthula	55111	20.04	10,208
Vukani	55112	55.92	9,804
Vumakwenza/Sangcwaba	55113	94.13	4,524
Remainder of the municipality	55110	1,091.78	16,873

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 eighteen 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	19,824	20,110	39,934	74.9	12	6	18
	National Freedom Party	3,496	3,182	6,678	12.5	0	3	3
	Inkatha Freedom Party	2,053	2,015	4,068	7.6	0	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,146	1,065	2,211	4.2	0	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	168	153	321	0.6	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	30	93	123	0.2	0	0	0
Total		26,717	26,618	53,335	100.0	12	12	24
Spoilt votes		557	524	1,081

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: Ubuhlebezwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ubuhlebezwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

• http://www.ubuhlebezwe.org.za/

Coordinates: 30°09′S 30°05′E / 30.150°S 30.083°E