uMlalazi Local Municipality

uMlalazi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River.[4]

uMlalazi
Official seal of uMlalazi
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictKing Cetshwayo
SeatEshowe
Wards26
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorCouncillor T B Zulu
Area
  Total2,214 km2 (855 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total223,140
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African97.1%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian0.7%
  White1.5%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu92.1%
  English3.5%
  Southern Ndebele1.3%
  Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN284

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amatikulu540011.38732
Bangindoda54002126.377,112
Bhekabelungu Biyela540037.32923
Bhekeshowe5400479.5311,789
Dinuzulu540051.446,374
Emangidini540066.86648
Entembeni540077.15477
Eshowe5400816.335,230
Gingindlovu540092.291,157
Khoza5401069.3911,387
Kolweni5401119.383,583
KwaMondi5401220.466,651
Mombeni54013138.8810,829
Mpungose54014173.3826,955
Mpushini Park540152.72327
Mtunzini5401610.591,273
Mvuzane5401791.289,935
Mxhwanazi540182.72760
Mzimela54019241.8529,731
Ndlangubo5402048.679,013
Ntuli54021329.5622,189
Nzuza5402285.3921,363
Sabeka540235.99212
Shange54024109.2013,476
Sikhonyane5402514.291,231
Umgoye Forest5402639.026
Vuma540287.850
Zulu5402914.625,710
Remainder of the municipality54027540.2112,007

Politics

The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party27,55552.752428,28754.17630
African National Congress16,92932.41417,17032.881418
Economic Freedom Fighters3,5446.7803,4116.5344
Abantu Batho Congress9191.7608781.6811
Democratic Alliance7641.4608891.7011
National Freedom Party4690.9005781.1111
Independent candidates9861.8900
People's Freedom Party5581.0704080.7800
The Organic Humanity Movement1430.2701180.2300
African Christian Democratic Party1180.2301260.2400
Academic Congress Union920.180750.1400
African People's Convention550.110870.1700
African People's Movement430.080610.1200
Independent South African National Civic Organisation220.040730.1400
African Transformation Movement370.070560.1100
Total52,234100.002852,217100.002755
Valid votes52,23497.9852,21798.14
Invalid/blank votes1,0752.029911.86
Total votes53,309100.0053,208100.00
Registered voters/turnout106,31750.14106,31750.05

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" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMlalazi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

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