Umvoti Local Municipality

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

Umvoti
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMzinyathi
SeatGreytown
Wards11
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThamsanqa Clive Ngubane
Area
 • Total2,516 km2 (971 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total103,093
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African94.6%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian2.2%
 • White2.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu90.9%
 • English5.0%
 • Other4.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN245

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]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Amakhabela52301352.1413,734
Bomvu52302120.1518,054
Cele Nhlangwini5230326.606,447
Enhlalakahle523041.458,530
Greytown523056.837,290
Hlongwa5230612.2421
Kranskop523071.47834
Mgome5230828.542,195
Mthembu5230954.989,031
Ngcolosi5231075.635,006
Ntanzi523116.91214
Remainder of the municipality523121,824.1620,935

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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 19,86020,05039,91053.910515
IFP 14,85815,07929,93740.44711
Democratic Alliance 1,3201,3702,6903.6011
Economic Freedom Fighters 5994831,0821.5000
Independent 446–4460.60–0
Total 37,08336,98274,065100.0141327
Spoilt votes 6786261,304

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  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. KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umvoti Municipality
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umvoti" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Umvoti" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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