Maphumulo Local Municipality
| Maphumulo | ||
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| Location in KwaZulu-Natal Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | iLembe | |
| Seat | Maphumulo | |
| Wards | 11 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Musawenkosi Ngidi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 896 km2 (346 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 96,724 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.7% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 95.4% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.4% | |
| • English | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN294 | |
Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning "place of rest".[4]
The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities.[5] Sugar-cane cultivation is the predominant economic activity and land use in the municipality. Subsistence agricultural activities in the form of small cropping areas attached to traditional family units dominate land usage.[5]
The only major town in the municipality is Maphumulo.[6]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Amabhedu | 54601 | 27.75 | 6,159 |
| Cele | 54602 | 21.80 | 1,201 |
| Embo | 54603 | 38.96 | 4,704 |
| Hlongwa | 54604 | 33.88 | 7,044 |
| Mabomvini | 54605 | 118.39 | 13,850 |
| Mkhonto | 54606 | 255.76 | 35,208 |
| Mpungose | 54607 | 9.62 | 949 |
| Ngcolosi | 54608 | 177.93 | 19,370 |
| Nodunga | 54609 | 58.95 | 3,959 |
| Qadi | 54610 | 30.28 | 5,710 |
| Qwabe/Waterfall | 54611 | 80.50 | 16,906 |
| Zubane | 54612 | 41.25 | 5,594 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 twelve seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[8][9]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 14,489 | 14,800 | 29,289 | 54.3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 10,177 | 10,088 | 20,265 | 37.6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,827 | 1,708 | 3,535 | 6.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 172 | 130 | 302 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 127 | 136 | 263 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 84 | 155 | 239 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26,876 | 27,017 | 53,893 | 100.0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| Spoilt votes | 533 | 440 | 973 | |||||
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- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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