Ingwe Local Municipality

Ingwe Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Ingwe is an isiZulu name word that means leopard. The municipality was given the name because there were leopards in this area many years ago.[3]

Ingwe
Former local municipality
Official seal of Ingwe
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
SeatCreighton
Wards11
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorNomangungu Luzulane
Area
 • Total1,976 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total100,548
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African98.7%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu94.7%
 • English1.6%
 • Southern Ndebele1.2%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN431

The area of the former Ingwe municipality is exceptionally poor and underdeveloped, relying heavily on agriculture as the main source of livelihood. The lack of a major trading centre such as the neighbouring towns of Underberg and Ixopo has limited the economic growth opportunities for this municipality.[4]

After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with Kwa Sani Local Municipality into the new Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality.

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amacala Gwala5470120.295,387
Amangwane5470229.091,095
Bhidla54703283.8235,404
Bulwer547044.03731
Creighton547053.49456
Donnybrook547060.92218
Esibonelo Esihle5470781.967,000
Impendle54708211.66920
Ixopo5471016.752,982
Madzikone5471159.0010,602
Memela5471287.4019,319
Ncwadi5471335.433,974
Nxamalala547143.670
Sandanezwe5471542.724,827
Tarsvaly547162.03990
Zashuke5471779.296,827
Remainder of the municipality547091,008.656,819

Politics

The municipal council consisted of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 sixteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 19,84620,58840,43472.911516
IFP 3,1833,1406,32311.4033
NFP 2,8693,0385,90710.7022
Democratic Alliance 5177761,2932.3011
Independent 916–9161.70–0
ACDP 3292505791.0000
Total 27,66027,79255,452100.0111122
Spoilt votes 7266731,399

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. South African Languages - Place names
  4. KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ingwe Municipality
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ingwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ingwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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