Umzimkhulu | |
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![]() Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Harry Gwala |
Seat | Umzimkhulu |
Wards | 20 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Mphuthumi Mpabanga |
Area | |
• Total | 2,435 km2 (940 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 180,302 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.3% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 47.3% |
• Xhosa | 46.3% |
• English | 1.6% |
• Other | 4.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN435 |
Umzimkhulu Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mzimkhulu; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mzimkhulu) is a local municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Umzimkhulu is an isiXhosa and isiZulu word meaning "big/great house".[4] Prior to the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa in 2005, confirmed by the Thirteenth in 2007, it was part of the Eastern Cape.
About 90.8% of the population reside in rural areas, while the remaining 9.2% are urban-based. The municipality 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
[edit]The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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Bisi | 23701 | 0.64 | 57 |
Clydesdale | 23702 | 2.43 | 1,774 |
Dumakude | 23703 | 178.10 | 10,252 |
Fodo | 23704 | 237.33 | 17,311 |
Ibisi | 23705 | 2.56 | 2,442 |
Indawana | 23706 | 231.34 | 18,411 |
Jogilizwe | 23707 | 39.00 | 5,222 |
Jongilizwe | 23708 | 19.44 | 3,004 |
Ladamu | 23709 | 78.41 | 6,701 |
Mabandla | 23710 | 129.08 | 3,671 |
Malenge | 23711 | 91.61 | 4,232 |
Mvolozi | 23712 | 162.26 | 16,006 |
Nqozama | 23713 | 4.26 | 287 |
Rietvlei 1 | 23714 | 40.55 | 2,666 |
Rietvlei 2 | 23715 | 4.25 | 700 |
Rietvlei 3 Part 1 | 23716 | 3.91 | 4,374 |
Rietvlei 3 Part 2 | 23724 | 0.13 | 221 |
Sandile | 23717 | 133.94 | 8,735 |
Silahla | 23718 | 126.47 | 13,275 |
Singisi | 23719 | 1.36 | 813 |
Straalhoek Forrest Station | 23721 | 0.20 | 66 |
Straalhoek | 23720 | 0.13 | 135 |
Umzimkhulu | 23725 | 12.56 | 6,519 |
Zwelethu | 23723 | 203.23 | 17,240 |
Remainder of the municipality | 23722 | 732.90 | 30,251 |
Politics
[edit]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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-three seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[7]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 32,130 | 72.92 | 21 | 32,664 | 75.46 | 12 | 33 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 5,253 | 11.92 | 0 | 5,975 | 13.80 | 6 | 6 | |
Independent candidates | 4,126 | 9.36 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,002 | 2.27 | 0 | 1,444 | 3.34 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,082 | 2.46 | 0 | 1,196 | 2.76 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 48 | 0.11 | 0 | 1,364 | 3.15 | 1 | 1 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 151 | 0.34 | 0 | 242 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 190 | 0.43 | 0 | 159 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 82 | 0.19 | 0 | 243 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 44,064 | 100.00 | 22 | 43,287 | 100.00 | 21 | 43 | |
Valid votes | 44,064 | 97.64 | 43,287 | 96.24 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,066 | 2.36 | 1,690 | 3.76 | ||||
Total votes | 45,130 | 100.00 | 44,977 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 90,315 | 49.97 | 90,315 | 49.80 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "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
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzimkhulu Municipality
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.