Mpofana Local Municipality

Mpofana Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mpofana) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Mpofana
Official seal of Mpofana
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMgungundlovu
SeatMooi River
Wards4
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorXolani Magnificent Duma
Area
  Total1,820 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total38,103
  Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African92.1%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian1.8%
  White5.2%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu87.0%
  English7.0%
  Southern Ndebele1.2%
  Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN223

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Mooi River5090213.4213,408
Rosetta509031.49299
Remainder of the municipality509011,642.8523,104

Politics

The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,25164.0455,50067.3927
Democratic Alliance1,07813.1501,06513.0511
Economic Freedom Fighters6648.10081610.0011
Inkatha Freedom Party4235.1604775.8411
Independent candidates4875.9400
Abantu Batho Congress1732.1101772.1700
African Christian Democratic Party600.730650.8000
African Mantungwa Community490.600620.7600
National Freedom Party140.1700
Total8,199100.0058,162100.00510
Valid votes8,19998.448,16297.95
Invalid/blank votes1301.561712.05
Total votes8,329100.008,333100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,76849.6716,76849.70

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. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mpofana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-28.

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