uMfolozi Local Municipality
| uMfolozi Mbonambi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | uThungulu | |
| Seat | KwaMbonambi | |
| Wards | 15 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Timothy Biyela | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 122,889 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.8% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 0.8% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 92.6% | |
| • English | 2.9% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.5% | |
| • Other | 3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN281 | |
uMfolozi (formerly Mbonambi) is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mbonambi Local Tribal Authority, which covers most of the municipal area.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwambonambi Forest Reserve | 53702 | 62.25 | 222 |
| KwaMbonambi | 53701 | 2.35 | 1,894 |
| Mapelane Nature Reserve | 53703 | 52.78 | 54 |
| Mbonambi | 53704 | 86.04 | 22,984 |
| Mhlana | 53705 | 515.65 | 64,527 |
| Sokhulu | 53706 | 98.17 | 12,632 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 53707 | 391.24 | 4,623 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a narrow majority of seventeen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 22,501 | 24,374 | 46,875 | 49.4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 20,976 | 20,747 | 41,723 | 43.9 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,518 | 1,491 | 3,009 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1,826 | – | 1,826 | 1.9 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 713 | 847 | 1,560 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47,534 | 47,459 | 94,993 | 100.0 | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Spoilt votes | 797 | 1,584 | ||||||
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
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mfolozi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mfolozi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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Coordinates: 28°48′S 32°06′E / 28.800°S 32.100°E