Umjindi Local Municipality
Umjindi was a local municipality of the Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Barberton was the seat of the municipality. The municipality had a population of 53,744 according to the 2001 census.[3]
Umjindi | |
|---|---|
Seal | |
Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Ehlanzeni |
| Seat | Barberton |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Lazarus Mashaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,745 km2 (674 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 69,577 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 9.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Swazi | 77.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.0% |
| • English | 5.7% |
| • Tsonga | 3.2% |
| • Other | 5.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP323 |
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton | 81601 | 10.58 | 9,078 | Swazi |
| Bonanza Gold Mine | 81602 | 5.99 | 1,340 | Swazi |
| eMjindini | 81603 | 7.91 | 23,839 | Swazi |
| Fairview Mine | 81604 | 7.52 | 199 | Afrikaans |
| Sheba Mine | 81605 | 8.45 | 449 | Swazi |
| Verulum | 81607 | 0.86 | 1,124 | Swazi |
| Remainder of the municipality | 81606 | 1,699.91 | 17,721 | Swazi |
Politics edit
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 13,704 | 13,804 | 27,508 | 83.1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| DA | 2,490 | 2,444 | 4,934 | 14.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| PAC | 281 | 207 | 488 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 58 | 96 | 154 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16,533 | 16,551 | 33,084 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Spoilt votes | 185 | 151 | 336 | |||||
This municipality was dissolved on 3 August 2016 and annexed by the Mbombela Local Municipality.
References edit
- ^ . Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Statistics South Africa – Census 2001 12 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ Lookup Tables – Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Umjindi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Umjindi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
External links edit
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