Emakhazeni Local Municipality
| Emakhazeni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in Mpumalanga | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Nkangala | |
| Seat | Belfast | |
| Wards | 8 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Xolani Sydney Ngwenya | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,736 km2 (1,829 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 47,216 | |
| • Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 87.2% | |
| • Coloured | 1.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.7% | |
| • White | 10.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Swazi | 28.3% | |
| • Zulu | 21.8% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 18.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 10.7% | |
| • Other | 20.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP314 | |
Emakhazeni Local Municipality (formerly Highlands Local Municipality) is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of DEmakhazeni Local Municipality is Belfast.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 81101 | 67.63 | 2,425 | Afrikaans |
| Dullstroom | 81102 | 48.10 | 600 | English |
| eMgwenya | 81103 | 1.02 | 3,785 | Swazi |
| Emthonjeni | 81104 | 1.17 | 4,112 | Swazi |
| Machadodorp | 81106 | 36.77 | 1,465 | Afrikaans |
| Sakhelwe | 81107 | 0.76 | 2,920 | Northern Sotho |
| Siyathuthuka | 81108 | 1.71 | 7,485 | Zulu |
| Waterval Boven | 81109 | 1.99 | 1,908 | Swazi |
| Remainder of the municipality | 81105 | 4,576.32 | 18,291 | Southern Ndebele |
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 10,725 | 10,812 | 21,537 | 74.3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,416 | 3,438 | 6,854 | 23.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 240 | 266 | 506 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 102 | – | 102 | 0.4 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 14,483 | 14,516 | 28,999 | 100.0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Spoilt votes | 199 | 179 | 378 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Emakhazeni". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Emakhazeni". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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