Umjindi Local Municipality

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Umjindi
Local municipality
Umjindi CoA.png
Seal
Map of Mpumalanga with Umjindi highlighted.svg
Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Ehlanzeni
Seat Barberton
Wards 9
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorLazarus Mashaba
Area
 • Total1,745 km2 (674 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total69,577
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 •  Black African 87.5%
 •  Coloured 1.9%
 •  Indian/Asian 1.0%
 •  White 9.4%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 •  Swazi 77.0%
 •  Afrikaans 9.0%
 •  English 5.7%
 •  Tsonga 3.2%
 • Other5.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP323

Umjindi was a local municipality of the Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Barberton was the seat of the municipality. The municipality had a population of 53,744 according to the 2001 census. [3]

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Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places: [4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Barberton 81601 10.589,078 Swazi
Bonanza Gold Mine 81602 5.991,340 Swazi
eMjindini 81603 7.9123,839Swazi
Fairview Mine 81604 7.52199Afrikaans
Sheba Mine 81605 8.45449Swazi
Verulum 81607 0.861,124Swazi
Remainder of the municipality 81606 1,699.9117,721Swazi

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [5] [6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 13,70413,80427,50883.18715
Democratic Alliance 2,4902,4444,93414.9123
PAC 2812074881.5000
COPE 58961540.5000
Total16,53316,55133,084100.09918
Spoilt votes185151336

This municipality was dissolved on 3 August 2016 and annexed by the Mbombela Local Municipality.

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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 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Statistics South Africa – Census 2001 Archived 12 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables – Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umjindi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umjindi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 25°45′S31°0′E / 25.750°S 31.000°E / -25.750; 31.000


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