uMdoni Local Municipality
| Umdoni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
| ||
.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Ugu | |
| Seat | Scottburgh | |
| Wards | 10 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Ntombifikile Herminah Gumede | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 78,875 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 76.7% | |
| • Coloured | 1.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 13.3% | |
| • White | 8.5% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 67.0% | |
| • English | 23.0% | |
| • Xhosa | 4.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.4% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN212 | |
uMdoni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Umdoni is an isiZulu name for the indigenous tree, Mdoni (Syzgium gerrardi).[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bazley Beach | 50201 | 1.36 | 193 |
| Cele | 50202 | 25.55 | 12,338 |
| Elysium | 50203 | 1.58 | 163 |
| Emalangeni | 50204 | 20.69 | 9,962 |
| Ezembeni | 50205 | 24.62 | 9,872 |
| Ifafa Beach | 50206 | 0.49 | 234 |
| Ifafa Marina | 50207 | 0.5 | 217 |
| Kelso | 50208 | 5.93 | 1,178 |
| Mtwalume | 50209 | 2.84 | 368 |
| Park Rynie | 50210 | 7.78 | 2,923 |
| Pennington | 50211 | 2.47 | 1,278 |
| Scottburgh | 50212 | 5.38 | 3,107 |
| Sezela | 50213 | 7.36 | 1,604 |
| Umzinto | 50215 | 12.5 | 1,4720 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 50214 | 118.87 | 4,138 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 twelve 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 | 14,847 | 15,162 | 30,009 | 63.2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,753 | 4,824 | 9,577 | 20.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Minority Front | 1,593 | 1,500 | 3,093 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,328 | 1,233 | 2,561 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 695 | 681 | 1,376 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 281 | 235 | 516 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 107 | 128 | 235 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 126 | – | 126 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 23,730 | 23,763 | 47,493 | 100.0 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| Spoilt votes | 381 | 381 | 762 | |||||
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: Umdoni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umdoni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 30°17′S 30°45′E / 30.283°S 30.750°E