Umzimkhulu Local Municipality

Umzimkhulu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Umzimkhulu is an isiXhosa and an isiZulu name meaning “Big/Great house”.[4]

Umzimkhulu
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
SeatUmzimkhulu
Wards20
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMphuthumi Mpabanga
Area
 • Total2,435 km2 (940 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total180,302
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.3%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu47.3%
 • Xhosa46.3%
 • English1.6%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN435

About 90.8% of the population reside in rural areas, while the remaining 9.2% are urban based. Umzimkhulu faces severe backlogs with respect to water, sanitation and electricity provision. In addition, road infrastructure remains poor and provides only limited access to the area.[5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bisi237010.6457
Clydesdale237022.431,774
Dumakude23703178.1010,252
Fodo23704237.3317,311
Ibisi237052.562,442
Indawana23706231.3418,411
Jogilizwe2370739.005,222
Jongilizwe2370819.443,004
Ladamu2370978.416,701
Mabandla23710129.083,671
Malenge2371191.614,232
Mvolozi23712162.2616,006
Nqozama237134.26287
Rietvlei 12371440.552,666
Rietvlei 2237154.25700
Rietvlei 3 Part 1237163.914,374
Rietvlei 3 Part 2237240.13221
Sandile23717133.948,735
Silahla23718126.4713,275
Singisi237191.36813
Straalhoek Forrest Station237210.2066
Straalhoek237200.13135
Umzimkhulu2372512.566,519
Zwelethu23723203.2317,240
Remainder of the municipality23722732.9030,251

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-eight seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 45,28946,21991,50886.2221638
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,6262,6065,2324.9022
Democratic Alliance 1,8651,8453,7103.5011
African Independent Congress 3231,5131,8361.7011
IFP 7186851,4031.3011
Independent 1,331–1,3311.30–0
African People's Convention 4342907240.7000
Azanian People's Organisation 2051883930.4000
Total 52,79153,346106,137100.0222143
Spoilt votes 1,3951,5452,940

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. 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. KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzimkhulu Municipality
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzimkhulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzimkhulu" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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