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Umzimkhulu Local Municipality

Coordinates: 30°15′45″S 29°55′15″E / 30.26250°S 29.92083°E / -30.26250; 29.92083
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Umzimkhulu
Official seal of Umzimkhulu
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
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

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

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
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

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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]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress32,13072.922132,66475.461233
Economic Freedom Fighters5,25311.9205,97513.8066
Independent candidates4,1269.3611
Inkatha Freedom Party1,0022.2701,4443.3411
Democratic Alliance1,0822.4601,1962.7611
African Independent Congress480.1101,3643.1511
Abantu Batho Congress1510.3402420.5600
African People's Convention1900.4301590.3700
African Transformation Movement820.1902430.5600
Total44,064100.002243,287100.002143
Valid votes44,06497.6443,28796.24
Invalid/blank votes1,0662.361,6903.76
Total votes45,130100.0044,977100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,31549.9790,31549.80

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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