Mthonjaneni Local Municipality
| Mthonjaneni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | uThungulu | |
| Seat | Melmoth | |
| Wards | 6 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | William Harries | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,086 km2 (419 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 47,818 | |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 98.5% | |
| • Coloured | 0.4% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 0.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 93.8% | |
| • English | 1.7% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.5% | |
| • Other | 3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN285 | |
Mthonjaneni is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Mthonjaneni is an isiZulu name meaning "a spring of water". There is a spring found in the vicinity of the municipality where King Dingaan used to send his maidens to collect water for him.[4]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biyela Kwanguye | 54101 | 8.25 | 1,560 |
| Entembeni | 54102 | 271.17 | 24,886 |
| Kwanguye | 54103 | 6.30 | 517 |
| Melmoth | 54104 | 12.10 | 1,816 |
| Mnanyando | 54105 | 17.64 | 3,794 |
| Obuka | 54107 | 22.88 | 1,902 |
| Thubalethu | 54108 | 1.34 | 5,137 |
| Yanguya | 54109 | 73.57 | 5,430 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 54106 | 672.29 | 5,329 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 6,197 | 6,229 | 12,426 | 45.7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| African National Congress | 5,721 | 5,737 | 11,458 | 42.1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,449 | 1,373 | 2,822 | 10.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 169 | 213 | 382 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 61 | 56 | 117 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13,597 | 13,608 | 27,205 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Spoilt votes | 210 | 193 | 403 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "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
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mthonjaneni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mthonjaneni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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Coordinates: 28°34′48″S 31°22′48″E / 28.58000°S 31.38000°E