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uMngeni
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMgungundlovu
Seat	Howick
Wards	13
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Chris Pappas (DA)
• Deputy Mayor	Sandile Mnikathi (DA)
Area
• Total	1,567 km (605 sq mi)
Population
• Total	105,069
• Density	67/km (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
• Black African	66.7%
• Coloured	2.3%
• Indian/Asian	7.6%
• White	22.9%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	64.3%
• English	25.5%
• Sotho	3.8%
• Afrikaans	2.1%
• Other	4.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN222

uMngeni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mngeni) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMngeni River that runs through the municipal area.

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councilors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of thirteen seats in the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.

References

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ "uMngeni (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. South African Languages - Place names
5. "Census 2011: Local Municipality: UMngeni".
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: uMngeni" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: uMngeni" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
8. "Voter Turnout Report: uMngeni" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

• http://www.umngeni.gov.za/

v t e Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal
Metropolitan	eThekwini (Durban)
District and local	Ugu Ray Nkonyeni uMdoni uMuziwabantu Umzumbe Vulamehlo Umgungundlovu Impendle Mkhambathini Mpofana Msunduzi Richmond uMngeni uMshwathi Uthukela Alfred Duma Inkosi Langalibalele Okhahlamba Umzinyathi Endumeni Msinga Nquthu Umvoti Amajuba Dannhauser eMadlangeni Newcastle Zululand Abaqulusi eDumbe Nongoma Ulundi uPhongolo Umkhanyakude Big Five Hlabisa Jozini Mtubatuba uMhlabuyalingana King Cetshwayo uMfolozi Mthonjaneni Nkandla Ntambanana uMhlathuze uMlalazi iLembe KwaDukuza Mandeni Maphumulo Ndwedwe Harry Gwala Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Greater Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Umzimkhulu
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• Local municipalities of the Umgungundlovu District Municipality