uMlalazi
Local municipality
Official seal of uMlalazi
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictKing Cetshwayo
SeatEshowe
Wards26
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCouncillor T B Zulu
Area
 • Total2,214 km2 (855 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total223,140
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African97.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White1.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Zulu92.1%
 • English3.5%
 • Southern Ndebele1.3%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN284

uMlalazi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River.[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amatikulu 54001 1.38 732
Bangindoda 54002 126.37 7,112
Bhekabelungu Biyela 54003 7.32 923
Bhekeshowe 54004 79.53 11,789
Dinuzulu 54005 1.44 6,374
Emangidini 54006 6.86 648
Entembeni 54007 7.15 477
Eshowe 54008 16.33 5,230
Gingindlovu 54009 2.29 1,157
Khoza 54010 69.39 11,387
Kolweni 54011 19.38 3,583
KwaMondi 54012 20.46 6,651
Mombeni 54013 138.88 10,829
Mpungose 54014 173.38 26,955
Mpushini Park 54015 2.72 327
Mtunzini 54016 10.59 1,273
Mvuzane 54017 91.28 9,935
Mxhwanazi 54018 2.72 760
Mzimela 54019 241.85 29,731
Ndlangubo 54020 48.67 9,013
Ntuli 54021 329.56 22,189
Nzuza 54022 85.39 21,363
Sabeka 54023 5.99 212
Shange 54024 109.20 13,476
Sikhonyane 54025 14.29 1,231
Umgoye Forest 54026 39.02 6
Vuma 54028 7.85 0
Zulu 54029 14.62 5,710
Remainder of the municipality 54027 540.21 12,007

Politics

Main article: uMlalazi Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party27,55552.752428,28754.17630
African National Congress16,92932.41417,17032.881418
Economic Freedom Fighters3,5446.7803,4116.5344
Abantu Batho Congress9191.7608781.6811
Democratic Alliance7641.4608891.7011
National Freedom Party4690.9005781.1111
Independent candidates9861.8900
People's Freedom Party5581.0704080.7800
The Organic Humanity Movement1430.2701180.2300
African Christian Democratic Party1180.2301260.2400
Academic Congress Union920.180750.1400
African People's Convention550.110870.1700
African People's Movement430.080610.1200
Independent South African National Civic Organisation220.040730.1400
African Transformation Movement370.070560.1100
Total52,234100.002852,217100.002755
Valid votes52,23497.9852,21798.14
Invalid/blank votes1,0752.029911.86
Total votes53,309100.0053,208100.00
Registered voters/turnout106,31750.14106,31750.05

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" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMlalazi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.

External links

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