Dannhauser Local Municipality
| Dannhauser | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Amajuba | |
| Seat | Dannhauser | |
| Wards | 11 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Bongekile Magdalene Shabalala | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,516 km2 (585 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 102,161 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 97.5% | |
| • Coloured | 0.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.4% | |
| • White | 0.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 93.9% | |
| • English | 2.1% | |
| • Other | 4% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN254 | |
Dannhauser Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler who in 1872 purchased four farms in the area from the then owner, the Natal government.[4]
The major economic sectors within Dannhauser are agriculture and mining. Mining is however, undergoing a movement away from large scale operations to smaller operations.[5]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dannhauser | 52607 | 17.72 | 4,903 |
| Durnacol | 52602 | 19.49 | 1,598 |
| Ekudabuleni | 52603 | 0.30 | 565 |
| Gule | 52604 | 50.47 | 8,451 |
| Hattingspruit | 52605 | 2.67 | 476 |
| Hlubi | 52606 | 360.59 | 79,377 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 52601 | 1,064.45 | 7,397 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining ten 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 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 11,784 | 12,076 | 23,860 | 49.1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 6,770 | 6,515 | 13,285 | 27.3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| National Freedom Party | 2,930 | 2,702 | 5,632 | 11.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 1,090 | 1,003 | 2,093 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 767 | 788 | 1,555 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 390 | 342 | 732 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Royal Loyal Progress | 177 | 356 | 533 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Federal Congress | 233 | 299 | 532 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Great Kongress of South Africa | 201 | 172 | 373 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24,342 | 24,253 | 48,595 | 100.0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| Spoilt votes | 500 | 525 | 1,025 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Dannhauser Municipality
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Dannhauser" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Dannhauser" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 27°46′00″S 30°48′00″E / 27.7666°S 30.8000°E