Umzimkhulu
Local municipality
Official seal of Umzimkhulu
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
SeatUmzimkhulu
Wards20
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMphuthumi Mpabanga
Area
 • Total2,435 km2 (940 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total180,302
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African99.3%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Zulu47.3%
 • Xhosa46.3%
 • English1.6%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN435

Umzimkhulu Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mzimkhulu; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mzimkhulu) is a local municipality within the Harry Gwala District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Umzimkhulu is an isiXhosa and isiZulu word meaning "big/great house".[4] Prior to the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa in 2005, confirmed by the Thirteenth in 2007, it was part of the Eastern Cape.

About 90.8% of the population reside in rural areas, while the remaining 9.2% are urban-based. The municipality faces severe backlogs with respect to water, sanitation and electricity provision. In addition, road infrastructure remains poor and provides only limited access to the area.[5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bisi237010.6457
Clydesdale237022.431,774
Dumakude23703178.1010,252
Fodo23704237.3317,311
Ibisi237052.562,442
Indawana23706231.3418,411
Jogilizwe2370739.005,222
Jongilizwe2370819.443,004
Ladamu2370978.416,701
Mabandla23710129.083,671
Malenge2371191.614,232
Mvolozi23712162.2616,006
Nqozama237134.26287
Rietvlei 12371440.552,666
Rietvlei 2237154.25700
Rietvlei 3 Part 1237163.914,374
Rietvlei 3 Part 2237240.13221
Sandile23717133.948,735
Silahla23718126.4713,275
Singisi237191.36813
Straalhoek Forrest Station237210.2066
Straalhoek237200.13135
Umzimkhulu2372512.566,519
Zwelethu23723203.2317,240
Remainder of the municipality23722732.9030,251

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-one 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 thirty-three seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress32,13072.922132,66475.461233
Economic Freedom Fighters5,25311.9205,97513.8066
Independent candidates4,1269.3611
Inkatha Freedom Party1,0022.2701,4443.3411
Democratic Alliance1,0822.4601,1962.7611
African Independent Congress480.1101,3643.1511
Abantu Batho Congress1510.3402420.5600
African People's Convention1900.4301590.3700
African Transformation Movement820.1902430.5600
Total44,064100.002243,287100.002143
Valid votes44,06497.6443,28796.24
Invalid/blank votes1,0662.361,6903.76
Total votes45,130100.0044,977100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,31549.9790,31549.80

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzimkhulu Municipality
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Umzimkhulu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

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