Maphumulo Local Municipality

Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning "place of rest".[4]

Maphumulo
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	iLembe
Seat	Maphumulo
Wards	11
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Zibuyisile Fortunate Khuzwayo-Dlamini (ANC)
Area
• Total	896 km^2 (346 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	96,724
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.7%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	95.4%
• Southern Ndebele	1.4%
• English	1.2%
• Other	2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN294

The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities.[5] Sugar-cane cultivation is the predominant economic activity and land use in the municipality. Subsistence agricultural activities in the form of small cropping areas attached to traditional family units dominate land usage.[5]

The only major town in the municipality is Maphumulo.[6]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Amabhedu	54601	27.75	6,159
Cele	54602	21.80	1,201
Embo	54603	38.96	4,704
Hlongwa	54604	33.88	7,044
Mabomvini	54605	118.39	13,850
Mkhonto	54606	255.76	35,208
Mpungose	54607	9.62	949
Ngcolosi	54608	177.93	19,370
Nodunga	54609	58.95	3,959
Qadi	54610	30.28	5,710
Qwabe/Waterfall	54611	80.50	16,906
Zubane	54612	41.25	5,594

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 majority of thirteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8][9]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	ANC	17,025	17,427	34,452	56.5	7	6	13
	IFP	12,142	12,120	24,262	39.8	4	5	9
	Economic Freedom Fighters	419	435	854	1.4	0	0	0
	Democratic Alliance	287	286	573	0.9	0	0	0
	Ubumbano Lwesizwe Sabangoni	187	248	435	0.7	0	0	0
	Independent	360	–	360	0.6	0	–	0
Total		30,420	30,516	60,936	100.0	11	11	22
Spoilt votes		453	470	923

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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 - Maphumulo Municipality
6. Provincial Profile 2004, KwaZulu-Natal, Statistics South Africa
7. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
8. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maphumulo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
9. "Seat Calculation Detail: Maphumulo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

External links

• Official website