Umvoti Local Municipality
Umvoti | |
|---|---|
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMzinyathi |
| Seat | Greytown |
| Wards | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thamsanqa Clive Ngubane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,516 km2 (971 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 103,093 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.2% |
| • White | 2.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 90.9% |
| • English | 5.0% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN245 |
Umvoti Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Umzinyathi District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The municipality is named after the Umvoti River, which runs from the west to the east towards the Indian Ocean. The municipality is situated nearer the mouth of the river.[4]
Greytown, a small but vibrant town, is the main provider of higher income jobs in senior management, professional, technical, clerks, service related and skilled, providing 26.8% of all jobs in the Umvoti area. The manufacturing sector makes the second largest contribution to the local economy. There is limited economic activity taking place within the traditional authority areas.[5]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amakhabela | 52301 | 352.14 | 13,734 |
| Bomvu | 52302 | 120.15 | 18,054 |
| Cele Nhlangwini | 52303 | 26.60 | 6,447 |
| Enhlalakahle | 52304 | 1.45 | 8,530 |
| Greytown | 52305 | 6.83 | 7,290 |
| Hlongwa | 52306 | 12.24 | 21 |
| Kranskop | 52307 | 1.47 | 834 |
| Mgome | 52308 | 28.54 | 2,195 |
| Mthembu | 52309 | 54.98 | 9,031 |
| Ngcolosi | 52310 | 75.63 | 5,006 |
| Ntanzi | 52311 | 6.91 | 214 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 52312 | 1,824.16 | 20,935 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Inkatha Freedom Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 19,860 | 20,050 | 39,910 | 53.9 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| IFP | 14,858 | 15,079 | 29,937 | 40.4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| DA | 1,320 | 1,370 | 2,690 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| EFF | 599 | 483 | 1,082 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 446 | – | 446 | 0.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 37,083 | 36,982 | 74,065 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 678 | 626 | 1,304 | |||||
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". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umvoti Municipality
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umvoti" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umvoti" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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