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 | |
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | King Cetshwayo |
| Seat | Eshowe |
| Wards | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Councillor T B Zulu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,214 km2 (855 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 223,140 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
| • White | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 92.1% |
| • English | 3.5% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN284 |
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amatikulu | 54001 | 1.38 | 732 |
| Bangindoda | 54002 | 126.37 | 7,112 |
| Bhekabelungu Biyela | 54003 | 7.32 | 923 |
| Bhekeshowe | 54004 | 79.53 | 11,789 |
| Dinuzulu | 54005 | 1.44 | 6,374 |
| Emangidini | 54006 | 6.86 | 648 |
| Entembeni | 54007 | 7.15 | 477 |
| Eshowe | 54008 | 16.33 | 5,230 |
| Gingindlovu | 54009 | 2.29 | 1,157 |
| Khoza | 54010 | 69.39 | 11,387 |
| Kolweni | 54011 | 19.38 | 3,583 |
| KwaMondi | 54012 | 20.46 | 6,651 |
| Mombeni | 54013 | 138.88 | 10,829 |
| Mpungose | 54014 | 173.38 | 26,955 |
| Mpushini Park | 54015 | 2.72 | 327 |
| Mtunzini | 54016 | 10.59 | 1,273 |
| Mvuzane | 54017 | 91.28 | 9,935 |
| Mxhwanazi | 54018 | 2.72 | 760 |
| Mzimela | 54019 | 241.85 | 29,731 |
| Ndlangubo | 54020 | 48.67 | 9,013 |
| Ntuli | 54021 | 329.56 | 22,189 |
| Nzuza | 54022 | 85.39 | 21,363 |
| Sabeka | 54023 | 5.99 | 212 |
| Shange | 54024 | 109.20 | 13,476 |
| Sikhonyane | 54025 | 14.29 | 1,231 |
| Umgoye Forest | 54026 | 39.02 | 6 |
| Vuma | 54028 | 7.85 | 0 |
| Zulu | 54029 | 14.62 | 5,710 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 54027 | 540.21 | 12,007 |
Politics edit
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]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 27,555 | 52.75 | 24 | 28,287 | 54.17 | 6 | 30 | |
| African National Congress | 16,929 | 32.41 | 4 | 17,170 | 32.88 | 14 | 18 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,544 | 6.78 | 0 | 3,411 | 6.53 | 4 | 4 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 919 | 1.76 | 0 | 878 | 1.68 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 764 | 1.46 | 0 | 889 | 1.70 | 1 | 1 | |
| National Freedom Party | 469 | 0.90 | 0 | 578 | 1.11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 986 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| People's Freedom Party | 558 | 1.07 | 0 | 408 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | |
| The Organic Humanity Movement | 143 | 0.27 | 0 | 118 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 118 | 0.23 | 0 | 126 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Academic Congress Union | 92 | 0.18 | 0 | 75 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 55 | 0.11 | 0 | 87 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Movement | 43 | 0.08 | 0 | 61 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 22 | 0.04 | 0 | 73 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 37 | 0.07 | 0 | 56 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52,234 | 100.00 | 28 | 52,217 | 100.00 | 27 | 55 | |
| Valid votes | 52,234 | 97.98 | 52,217 | 98.14 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,075 | 2.02 | 991 | 1.86 | ||||
| Total votes | 53,309 | 100.00 | 53,208 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 106,317 | 50.14 | 106,317 | 50.05 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMlalazi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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