Mkhambathini Local Municipality

Mkhambathini Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Mkhabathini is the isiZulu name derived from the Zulu word eMkhambathini meaning the place of acacia trees.[4]

Mkhambathini
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°43′S 30°31′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMgungundlovu
SeatCamperdown
Wards7
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThobekile Maphumulo
Area
 • Total891 km2 (344 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total63,142
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African94.8%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White3.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu84.8%
 • Xhosa5.1%
 • English4.9%
 • Sotho1.9%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN226

Mkhambathini is well located in relation to Durban and Pietermaritzburg and adjoins Cato Ridge, a potential industrial node. The N3, which is identified in the Spatial Growth and Development Strategy as a provincial corridor, runs east–west through the central part of the municipal area. [5]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Camperdown512012.19799
Embo51202145.4018,615
Ilanga512032.152,378
Macala5120415.01450
Mapumulu5120554.958,857
Mdluli5120658.8511,477
Remainder of the municipality51207638.1916,489

Politics

The municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 12,45412,64925,10366.9729
IFP 3,8323,7937,62520.3033
Democratic Alliance 1,5651,5123,0778.2011
Economic Freedom Fighters 5935531,1463.1011
African People's Convention 2022014031.1000
Peoples Alliance 43721150.3000
Independent 53–530.10–0
Total 18,74218,78037,522100.07714
Spoilt votes 324301625

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. "Mkhambathini Local Municipality website". mkhambathini.gov.za.
  5. Sesalos Media. "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Impendle Municipality". kzntopbusiness.co.za.
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mkhambathini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Mkhambathini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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