UMngeni Local Municipality

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uMngeni
Local municipality
UMngeni CoA.png
Seal
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Umngeni highlighted.svg
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMgungundlovu
Seat Howick
Wards 13
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Chris Pappas (DA)
 • Deputy MayorSandile Mnikathi (DA)
Area
 • Total1,567 km2 (605 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
 • Total105,069
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
[2]
 •  Black African 66.7%
 •  Coloured 2.3%
 •  Indian/Asian 7.6%
 •  White 22.9%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 •  Zulu 64.3%
 •  English 25.5%
 •  Sotho 3.8%
 •  Afrikaans 2.1%
 • Other4.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN222

uMngeni Municipality (Zulu : UMasipala wase Mngeni) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMngeni River that runs through the municipal area. [4]

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Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Balgowan 3.84980 English
Cedara 16.171,280 Zulu
Cedarge 6.785,888Zulu
Emashingeni 2.52720Zulu
Fort Nottingham 0.5238Zulu
Garlington 1.35186English
Hilton 30.909,340English
Howick 29.3221,639English
Karkloof Nature Reserve 07.99
KwaMevana 3.165,102Zulu
Lidgetton West 7.994,521Zulu
Lions River 2.41970Zulu
Midmar 29.6895Zulu
Mpophomeni 4,5825,732Zulu
Nottingham Road 3.071,277Zulu
Zenzani 0.43509Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 1,415.7914,443Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councilors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of thirteen seats in the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

uMngeni local election, 1 November 2021 [6] [7] [8]
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
Democratic Alliance 14,03514,31028,34547.45813
African National Congress 11,10012,31923,41939.28210
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,1222,0194,1416.9022
Independent candidates 2,256–2,2563.80–0
6 other parties6879351,6222.7000
Total30,20029,58359,783131225
Valid votes30,20029,58359,78398.2
Spoilt votes 6604501,1101.8
Total votes cast30,86030,03360,893
Voter turnout30,883
Registered voters54,063
Turnout percentage57.1

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "uMngeni (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ "Census 2011: Local Municipality: UMngeni".
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: uMngeni" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: uMngeni" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Voter Turnout Report: uMngeni" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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