Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality

Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality was a local municipality in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It governed the Hibiscus Coast on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast which attracts tourists from the province and other provinces as well as international tourists.

Hibiscus Coast
Former local municipality
Official seal of Hibiscus Coast
Seal
Location of Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Location of Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 30°45′S 30°23′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatPort Shepstone
Wards29
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCynthia Mqwebu
Area
 • Total839 km2 (324 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total256,135
 • Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African82.4%
 • Coloured1.4%
 • Indian/Asian5.1%
 • White10.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu70.7%
 • English14.2%
 • Xhosa7.7%
 • Afrikaans4.5%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN216

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.

Beaches are to be found along the entire seaboard. Hibberdene Beach, Ramsgate Beach, Marina Beach/San Lameer, and Lucien Beach have been recognized as Blue Flag beaches.[3] The climate of the coastal areas is humid and subtropical — comparable to southern Florida in the United States, but not quite as hot and rainy in the summer.

The coastline is dotted with small towns, many of which serve as seasonal recreational hubs, such as Port Shepstone, Umtamvuna / Port Edward, Margate, Hibberdene and Impenjati / Southbroom. These towns feature a wide range of tourist-oriented businesses, including restaurants, bars, clubs, movie houses, golf courses, clothing shops, museums, and various types of accommodations. The income from these businesses has economically benefited the municipality as a whole.[4]

Other economic activities include fishing, agriculture, crafts, and bead works.

The hilly inland regions of the municipality are largely under the ownership of tribal authorities. Such "traditional" settlements include KwaXolo, KwaNzimakwe, KwaNdwalane, KwaMadlala, KwaMavundla and KwaLushaba.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Anerley506011.2376
Brevo506020.2427
Gamalakhe506033.4513,570
Hibberdene506044.671,016
Kwaxolo50606167.8448,024
Lushaba5060714.798,106
Madlala5060833.247,896
Marburg506096.787,586
Margate5061010.058,654
Marina Beach506111.13123
Mavundla5061225.4920,066
Melville506131.17327
Munster506151.67114
Nsimbini/Ndwalane5061634.7736,335
Nzimakwe5061746.3822,279
Oslo Beach506183.132,052
Port Edward5061915.542,963
Port Shepstone Part 1506207.677,546
Port Shepstone Part 2506358.012,090
Pumula506211.92406
Ramsgate506226.031,490
San Lameer506231.7581
Sea Park506243.11,249
Sentombi506257.81869
Shelly Beach506265.772,713
Southbroom5062710.3862
Southport506281.97959
Sunwich Port506290.5626
Trafalgar506304.89424
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve5061418.8221
Umtentweni5063110.113,445
Umzumbe506332.3452
Uvongo5063410.353,879
Remainder of the municipality50605358.1511,130

Politics

The municipal council consisted of fifty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-nine councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-nine wards, while the remaining twenty-nine were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 54,65855,515110,17370.2212041
Democratic Alliance 14,58014,76929,34918.78311
IFP 4,5264,5399,0655.8033
NFP 2,3472,1894,5362.9022
COPE 6086151,2230.8011
ACDP 3754428170.5000
FF Plus 3563116670.4000
Minority Front 2171974140.3000
UDM 2191403590.2000
Independent 278–2780.20–0
Total 78,16478,717156,881100.0292958
Spoilt votes 1,2631,0002,263

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. "Our Beaches." Hibiscus Coast Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
  4. IDP Review 2008/2009. Hibiscus Coast Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Hibiscus Coast" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Hibiscus Coast" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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