uMngeni Local Municipality

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

uMngeni
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMgungundlovu
SeatHowick
Wards12
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCllr RS Sokhela
Area
 • Total1,567 km2 (605 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total92,710
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African75.0%
 • Coloured1.5%
 • Indian/Asian3.8%
 • White19.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu64.3%
 • English25.5%
 • Sotho3.8%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN222

The municipality is named after the Umgeni River that runs through the municipal area.[4]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Hilton5080112.924,675
Howick5080212.8011,057
Karkloof Nature Reserve508037.6024
Kwamavana508042.853,088
Lidgetton508050.48952
Mashingeni508065.58811
Mathandubisi508070.162,088
Midmar Nature Reserve5080880.75548
Mount Michael508097.16792
Mpophomeni508105.1021,139
Nxamalala508116.814,144
Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve5081228.5878
Remainder of the municipality508131,394.0024,499

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve 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.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 19,34719,46938,81655.88513
Democratic Alliance 14,30614,30128,60741.14610
Economic Freedom Fighters 4894849731.4000
IFP 3873857721.1000
ACDP 1901833730.5000
Congress of the People 31–310.00–0
Total 34,75034,82269,572100.0121123
Spoilt votes 297327624

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. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umngeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umngeni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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