Maphumulo Local Municipality

Maphumulo
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District iLembe
Seat Maphumulo
Wards 11
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Musawenkosi Ngidi
Area
 • Total 896 km2 (346 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 96,724
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.7%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 95.4%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.4%
 • English 1.2%
 • Other 2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN294

Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning "place of rest".[4]

The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities.[5] Sugar-cane cultivation is the predominant economic activity and land use in the municipality. Subsistence agricultural activities in the form of small cropping areas attached to traditional family units dominate land usage.[5]

The only major town in the municipality is Maphumulo.[6]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amabhedu 5460127.756,159
Cele 5460221.801,201
Embo 5460338.964,704
Hlongwa 5460433.887,044
Mabomvini 54605118.3913,850
Mkhonto 54606255.7635,208
Mpungose 546079.62949
Ngcolosi 54608177.9319,370
Nodunga 5460958.953,959
Qadi 5461030.285,710
Qwabe/Waterfall 5461180.5016,906
Zubane 5461241.255,594

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 twelve seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8][9]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 14,489 14,800 29,289 54.3 10 2 12
Inkatha Freedom Party 10,177 10,088 20,265 37.6 1 7 8
National Freedom Party 1,827 1,708 3,535 6.6 0 2 2
African Christian Democratic Party 172 130 302 0.6 0 0 0
Congress of the People 127 136 263 0.5 0 0 0
Democratic Alliance 84 155 239 0.4 0 0 0
Total 26,876 27,017 53,893 100.0 11 11 22
Spoilt votes 533 440 973

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Maphumulo Municipality
  6. ↑ Provincial Profile 2004, KwaZulu-Natal, Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maphumulo". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Maphumulo". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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Coordinates: 29°09′00″S 31°03′58″E / 29.15000°S 31.06611°E