Ezinqoleni Local Municipality

Ezinqoleni
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Seat Izingolweni
Wards 6
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Makhosezwe Amon Mpisi
Area
  Total 648 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 52,540
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 98.7%
  Coloured 0.2%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 0.8%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Zulu 95.2%
  Xhosa 1.7%
  English 1.1%
  Other 2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN215

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

Ezinqoleni is an isiZulu name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.[4]

There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.[5]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Mthimude 50502120.2514,661
Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve 505039.590
Qinisela Manyuswa 50504121.979,622
Vuxuzithathe 5050584.8726,757
Remainder of the municipality 50501309.463,386

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 9,733 10,185 19,918 67.3 6 2 8
National Freedom Party 2,691 2,250 4,941 16.7 0 2 2
Inkatha Freedom Party 1,907 1,865 3,772 12.8 0 1 1
Democratic Alliance 209 233 442 1.5 0 0 0
Congress of the People 162 130 292 1.0 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 85 132 217 0.7 0 0 0
Total 14,787 14,795 29,582 100.0 6 5 11
Spoilt votes 347 362 709

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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 - Ezinqoleni Municipality
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ezinqoleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ezinqoleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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Coordinates: 30°47′S 30°08′E / 30.783°S 30.133°E / -30.783; 30.133

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