Umzumbe Local Municipality

Umzumbe
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Seat Mathulini
Wards 19
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Thembinkosi Sydney Gumede
Area
 • Total 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 160,975
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.6%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 95.9%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.0%
 • Other 3.1%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN213

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

The municipality is named after the Umzumbe River.[4]

Towns within the municipal boundaries: Friedenau, KwaDweshula, St Faith’s, Umzumbe.[5]

Income levels in Umzumbe are very low, and reflect a situation of acute impoverishment. Almost 60% of all households have an income of less than R500 per month. Households rely for survival on pension and other welfare grants, migrant remittances, informal earnings and casual employment wages.[6]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Bhekani 503019.38477
Cele 50302275.5324,598
Dungeni 5030339.275,363
Emandleni 5030441.856,065
Hlongwa 5030519.893,853
Mbhele / Amaphuthu 5030662.108,776
Ndelu 50307107.6018,178
Nhlangwini 5030883.0316,764
Nyavini 50309171.5219,130
Qoloqolo 5031054.5114,177
Qwabe P 5031157.4010,504
Shiyabanye 5031215.891,541
St Faith 50313113.5610,652
Thulini 5031489.7645,733
Umzinto 503152.93546
Umzumbe 50316115.897,428

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8][9]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 29,210 29,802 59,012 69.4 18 8 26
National Freedom Party 9,412 7,442 16,854 19.8 0 8 8
Inkatha Freedom Party – 4,605 4,605 5.4 – 2 2
Democratic Alliance 815 579 1,394 1.6 0 1 1
Independent 1,110 – 1,110 1.3 1 – 1
African People's Convention 474 472 946 1.1 0 0 0
Congress of the People 434 405 839 1.0 0 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 119 180 299 0.4 0 0 0
Total 41,574 43,485 85,059 100.0 19 19 38
Spoilt votes 2,912 1,299 4,211

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Umzumbe Local Municipality Contact Details". Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Home. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. ↑ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzumbe Municipality
  7. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umzumbe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

Coordinates: 30°37′S 30°33′E / 30.617°S 30.550°E / -30.617; 30.550

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