Ingwe Local Municipality

Former local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ingwe

Former local municipality

Seal

Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Country| South Africa
Province| KwaZulu-Natal
District| Harry Gwala
Seat| Creighton
Wards| 11
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Nomangungu Luzulane
Area

• Total

| 1,976 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 100,548
• Density| 51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

[2]

• Black African| 98.7%
• Coloured| 0.2%
• Indian/Asian| 0.1%
• White| 0.8%
First languages (2011)

[2]

• Zulu| 94.7%
• English| 1.6%
• Southern Ndebele| 1.2%
• Other| 2.5%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code| KZN431

Ingwe Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Ingwe is an isiZulu name word that means leopard. The municipality was given the name because there were leopards in this area many years ago.[3]

The area of the former Ingwe municipality is exceptionally poor and underdeveloped, relying heavily on agriculture as the main source of livelihood. The lack of a major trading centre such as the neighbouring towns of Underberg and Ixopo has limited the economic growth opportunities for this municipality.[4]

After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with Kwa Sani Local Municipality into the new Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality.

## Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population

|
|
|

Amacala Gwala | 54701 | 20.29 | 5,387
Amangwane | 54702 | 29.09 | 1,095
Bhidla | 54703 | 283.82 | 35,404
Bulwer | 54704 | 4.03 | 731
Creighton | 54705 | 3.49 | 456
Donnybrook | 54706 | 0.92 | 218
Esibonelo Esihle | 54707 | 81.96 | 7,000
Impendle | 54708 | 211.66 | 920
Ixopo | 54710 | 16.75 | 2,982
Madzikone | 54711 | 59.00 | 10,602
Memela | 54712 | 87.40 | 19,319
Ncwadi | 54713 | 35.43 | 3,974
Nxamalala | 54714 | 3.67 | 0
Sandanezwe | 54715 | 42.72 | 4,827
Tarsvaly | 54716 | 2.03 | 990
Zashuke | 54717 | 79.29 | 6,827
Remainder of the municipality | 54709 | 1,008.65 | 6,819

## Politics

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The municipal council consisted of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of sixteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party | Votes | Seats

|
|

Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total
| ANC | 19,846 | 20,588 | 40,434 | 72.9 | 11 | 5 | 16
| IFP | 3,183 | 3,140 | 6,323 | 11.4 | 0 | 3 | 3
| NFP | 2,869 | 3,038 | 5,907 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | 2
| DA | 517 | 776 | 1,293 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1
| Independent | 916 | – | 916 | 1.7 | 0 | – | 0
| ACDP | 329 | 250 | 579 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 27,660 | 27,792 | 55,452 | 100.0 | 11 | 11 | 22
Spoilt votes  | 726 | 673 | 1,399

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. ^ South African Languages - Place names
4. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ingwe Municipality[permanent dead link]
5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ingwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ingwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

## External links

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* http://www.ingwe.gov.za/

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