Endumeni
Local municipality
Official seal of Endumeni
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMzinyathi
SeatDundee
Wards7
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSduduzo Mdluli (ANC)
Area
 • Total1,610 km2 (620 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total64,862
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African83.9%
 • Coloured2.6%
 • Indian/Asian5.9%
 • White7.2%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Zulu79.1%
 • English12.2%
 • Afrikaans5.3%
 • Other3.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN241

Endumeni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Endumeni) is a local municipality within the Umzinyathi District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Endumeni is an isiZulu word meaning "a place of thunderstorm". The municipality shares its name with the Endumeni hill.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Dundee 51901 46.60 12,268
eSbongile 51903 0.06 370
eSibongile 51904 1.33 8,074
Glencoe 51905 25.23 6,116
Sbongile 51906 1.20 7,328
Sithembile 51907 1.42 7,953
Wasbank 51908 6.29 1,123
Remainder of the municipality 51902 1,530.06 7,859

Politics

Main article: Endumeni Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 1 November 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, with both it and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) winning five seats.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,32236.0835,35036.2925
Inkatha Freedom Party5,08434.4625,31436.0535
Democratic Alliance2,15914.6412,15514.6212
Abantu Batho Congress1,1377.7111,0767.3001
Economic Freedom Fighters5243.5505113.4700
National Freedom Party1290.8701340.9100
Independent candidates1861.2600
Patriotic Alliance750.510750.5100
African Transformation Movement640.430660.4500
African People's Movement510.350450.3100
National Democratic Convention210.140160.1100
Total14,752100.00714,742100.00613
Valid votes14,75298.7214,74298.67
Invalid/blank votes1911.281981.33
Total votes14,943100.0014,940100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,72550.2729,72550.26

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Endumeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

External links

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