uMngeni Local Municipality
uMngeni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMgungundlovu |
| Seat | Howick |
| Wards | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr RS Sokhela |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,567 km2 (605 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 92,710 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 75.0% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.8% |
| • White | 19.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 64.3% |
| • English | 25.5% |
| • Sotho | 3.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN222 |
The municipality is named after the Umgeni River that runs through the municipal area.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 50801 | 12.92 | 4,675 |
| Howick | 50802 | 12.80 | 11,057 |
| Karkloof Nature Reserve | 50803 | 7.60 | 24 |
| Kwamavana | 50804 | 2.85 | 3,088 |
| Lidgetton | 50805 | 0.48 | 952 |
| Mashingeni | 50806 | 5.58 | 811 |
| Mathandubisi | 50807 | 0.16 | 2,088 |
| Midmar Nature Reserve | 50808 | 80.75 | 548 |
| Mount Michael | 50809 | 7.16 | 792 |
| Mpophomeni | 50810 | 5.10 | 21,139 |
| Nxamalala | 50811 | 6.81 | 4,144 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve | 50812 | 28.58 | 78 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 50813 | 1,394.00 | 24,499 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining eleven 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 thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 19,347 | 19,469 | 38,816 | 55.8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 14,306 | 14,301 | 28,607 | 41.1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 489 | 484 | 973 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IFP | 387 | 385 | 772 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 190 | 183 | 373 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 31 | – | 31 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 34,750 | 34,822 | 69,572 | 100.0 | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| Spoilt votes | 297 | 327 | 624 | |||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "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: Umngeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- "Seat Calculation Detail: Umngeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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