Mpofana Local Municipality

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mpofana

Local municipality

Seal

Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Country

South Africa

Province

KwaZulu-Natal

District

uMgungundlovu

Seat

Mooi River

Wards

Government^[1]

• Type

Municipal council

• Mayor

Mcedisi Mthethwa

Area

• Total

1,820 km² (700 sq mi)

Population (2011)^[2]

• Total

38,103

• Density

21/km² (54/sq mi)

Racial makeup (2011)^[2]

• Black African

92.1%

• Coloured

0.6%

• Indian/Asian

1.8%

• White

5.2%

First languages (2011)^[2]

• Zulu

87.0%

• English

7.0%

• Southern Ndebele

1.2%

• Other

4.8%

Time zone

SAST (UTC+2)

Municipal code

KZN223

Mpofana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[3]

Place	Code	Area (km²)	Population
Mooi River	50902	13.42	13,408
Rosetta	50903	1.49	299
Remainder of the municipality	50901	1,642.85	23,104

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[4]^[5]

Party		Votes				Seats
Party		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	6,602	6,721	13,323	70.0	4	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	1,243	1,182	2,425	12.7	0	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	1,113	1,141	2,254	11.8	0	1	1
	National Freedom Party	522	455	977	5.1	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	35	31	66	0.3	0	0	0
Total		9,515	9,530	19,045	100.0	4	3	7
Spoilt votes		110	94	204

References

↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mooi Mpofana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mooi Mpofana". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

http://mpofana.local.gov.za/

Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

Metropolitan

eThekwini (Durban)

District
and local

Ugu	Vulamehlo uMdoni Umzumbe uMuziwabantu Ezinqoleni Hibiscus Coast

Umgungundlovu	uMshwathi uMngeni Mpofana Impendle Msunduzi Mkhambathini Richmond

Uthukela	Emnambithi-Ladysmith Indaka Umtshezi Okhahlamba Imbabazane

Umzinyathi	Endumeni Nquthu Msinga Umvoti

Amajuba	Newcastle eMadlangeni Dannhauser

Zululand	eDumbe uPhongolo Abaqulusi Nongoma Ulundi

Umkhanyakude	uMhlabuyalingana Jozini The Big Five False Bay Hlabisa Mtubatuba

uThungulu	Mbonambi uMhlathuze Ntambanana uMlalazi Mthonjaneni Nkandla

iLembe	Mandeni KwaDukuza Ndwedwe Maphumulo

Sisonke	Ingwe Kwa Sani Greater Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Umzimkhulu

List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 29°09′33″S 29°57′45″E / 29.15917°S 29.96250°E / -29.15917; 29.96250

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.