| Mkhambathini | |
|---|---|
| Local municipality | |
.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 29°43′S 30°31′E / 29.717°S 30.517°E / -29.717; 30.517 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMgungundlovu |
| Seat | Camperdown |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 891 km (344 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63,142 |
| • Density | 71/km (180/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 3.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 84.8% |
| • Xhosa | 5.1% |
| • English | 4.9% |
| • Sotho | 1.9% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN226 |
Mkhambathini Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mkhambathini) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Mkhabathini is an isiZulu word derived from eMkhambathini meaning "the place of acacia trees".
The municipality is well located in relation to Durban and Pietermaritzburg and adjoins Cato Ridge, a potential industrial node. The N3, which is identified in the Spatial Growth and Development Strategy as a provincial corridor, runs east–west through the central part of the municipal area.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
| Place | Code | Area (km) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camperdown | 51201 | 2.19 | 799 |
| Embo | 51202 | 145.40 | 18,615 |
| Ilanga | 51203 | 2.15 | 2,378 |
| Macala | 51204 | 15.01 | 450 |
| Mapumulu | 51205 | 54.95 | 8,857 |
| Mdluli | 51206 | 58.85 | 11,477 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 51207 | 638.19 | 16,489 |
Politics
Main article: Mkhambathini Local Municipality electionsThe municipal council consists of fourteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining seven 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 7,825 | 63.77 | 7 | 7,794 | 63.61 | 2 | 9 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,670 | 13.61 | 0 | 1,647 | 13.44 | 2 | 2 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,405 | 11.45 | 0 | 1,447 | 11.81 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 996 | 8.12 | 0 | 987 | 8.06 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 249 | 2.03 | 0 | 264 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 46 | 0.37 | 0 | 44 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 44 | 0.36 | 0 | 34 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 0.29 | 0 | 35 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,270 | 100.00 | 7 | 12,252 | 100.00 | 7 | 14 | |
| Valid votes | 12,270 | 97.75 | 12,252 | 97.61 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 282 | 2.25 | 300 | 2.39 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,552 | 100.00 | 12,552 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,233 | 40.19 | 31,233 | 40.19 | ||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- "Mkhambathini Local Municipality website". mkhambathini.gov.za.
- Sesalos Media. "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Impendle Municipality". kzntopbusiness.co.za.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mkhambathini". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
Further reading
- Turvey, Margaret (1951) Waiting for health at Mkambati: an account of the leper settlement; reprinted and rev. 1955. London: S.P.C.K.
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