UMngeni Local Municipality

Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

uMngeni

Local municipality

Seal

Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Country| South Africa
Province| KwaZulu-Natal
District| uMgungundlovu
Seat| Howick
Wards| 13
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Chris Pappas (DA)
• Deputy Mayor| Sandile Mnikathi (DA)
Area

• Total

| 1,567 km2 (605 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

• Total

| 105,069
• Density| 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)

[2]

• Black African| 66.7%
• Coloured| 2.3%
• Indian/Asian| 7.6%
• White| 22.9%
First languages (2011)

[3]

• 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.[4]

## Main places

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The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language

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Balgowan | [1] | 3.84 | 980 | English
Cedara | [2] | 16.17 | 1,280 | Zulu
Cedarge | [3] | 6.78 | 5,888 | Zulu
Emashingeni | [4] | 2.52 | 720 | Zulu
Fort Nottingham | [5] | 0.52 | 38 | Zulu
Garlington | [6] | 1.35 | 186 | English
Hilton | [7] | 30.90 | 9,340 | English
Howick | [8] | 29.32 | 21,639 | English
Karkloof Nature Reserve | [9] | 0 | 7.99
KwaMevana | [10] | 3.16 | 5,102 | Zulu
Lidgetton West | [11] | 7.99 | 4,521 | Zulu
Lions River | [12] | 2.41 | 970 | Zulu
Midmar | [13] | 29.68 | 95 | Zulu
Mpophomeni | [14] | 4,58 | 25,732 | Zulu
Nottingham Road | [15] | 3.07 | 1,277 | Zulu
Zenzani | [16] | 0.43 | 509 | Zulu
Remainder of the municipality | [17] | 1,415.79 | 14,443 | Zulu

## Politics

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Main article: uMngeni Local Municipality elections

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.

uMngeni local election, 1 November 2021[6][7][8]

Party | Votes | Seats
Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total
| Democratic Alliance | 14,035 | 14,310 | 28,345 | 47.4 | 5 | 8 | 13
| African National Congress | 11,100 | 12,319 | 23,419 | 39.2 | 8 | 2 | 10
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,122 | 2,019 | 4,141 | 6.9 | 0 | 2 | 2
| Independent candidates | 2,256 | – | 2,256 | 3.8 | 0 | – | 0
| 6 other parties  | 687 | 935 | 1,622 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 30,200 | 29,583 | 59,783 |  | 13 | 12 | 25
Valid votes  | 30,200 | 29,583 | 59,783 | 98.2
Spoilt votes | 660 | 450 | 1,110 | 1.8
Total votes cast | 30,860 | 30,033 | 60,893 |
Voter turnout  | 30,883
Registered voters  | 54,063
Turnout percentage  | 57.1

## References

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1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ a b "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

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

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