Impendle Local Municipality

Impendle
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMgungundlovu
Seat	Impendle
Wards	4
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Sizakele Meriam Makhaye
Area
• Total	1,528 km^2 (590 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	33,105
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	98.9%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.5%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Zulu	93.3%
• English	1.8%
• Sotho	1.6%
• Southern Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	KZN224

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

During the 18th century, the Griquas ("Abatwas") used to hide in the mountain in the area because they were accused of stealing livestock from the farmers who decided to fight them in order to protect their livestock. The Griquas used war spears, and this conflict was called "an outside war", i.e. Impiyasendle or Impiendle.^[4]

Impendle area is extremely diverse in its topography, climate and soils, and has a rich and complex natural environment. High-density settlements occur around Impendle, in villages such as Gomane, KwaNovuka, Similobha and Kamensi.^[5]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[6]

Place	Code	Area (km^2)	Population
Batlokoa	51001	13.14	675
Impendle Part 1	51005	20.39	1,562
Impendle Part 2	51006	1.25	238
Nxamalala	51003	234.17	28,661
Polela	51004	2.53	189
Remainder of the municipality	51002	674.08	2,255

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[7][8]

Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	7,948	8,247	16,195	85.4	4	2	6
	Inkatha Freedom Party	538	561	1,099	5.8	0	1	1
	National Freedom Party	454	419	873	4.6	0	0	0
	Democratic Alliance	433	256	689	3.6	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	51	56	107	0.6	0	0	0
Total		9,424	9,539	18,963	100.0	4	3	7
Spoilt votes		254	160	414

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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 - Impendle Municipality
6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Impendle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Impendle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

External links

• http://impendle.local.gov.za/

Coordinates: 29°35′54″S 29°52′04″E / 29.59833°S 29.86778°E