uMlalazi Local Municipality
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Municipal code | KZN284 |
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
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
The municipal council consists of fifty-five members elected by
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]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 22 | 0.04 | 0 | 73 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 37 | 0.07 | 0 | 56 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 52,234 | 100.00 | 28 | 52,217 | 100.00 | 27 | 55 | |
Valid votes | 52,234 | 97.98 | 52,217 | 98.14 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,075 | 2.02 | 991 | 1.86 | ||||
Total votes | 53,309 | 100.00 | 53,208 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 106,317 | 50.14 | 106,317 | 50.05 |
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — uMlalazi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-12-16.