Ezinqoleni Local Municipality

Ezinqoleni Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Ezinqoleni
Former local municipality
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatIzingolweni
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMakhosezwe Amon Mpisi
Area
 • Total648 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total52,540
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.7%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu95.2%
 • Xhosa1.7%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN215

Ezinqoleni is an isiZulu name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.[4]

There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.[5]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Mthimude50502120.2514,661
Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve505039.590
Qinisela Manyuswa50504121.979,622
Vuxuzithathe5050584.8726,757
Remainder of the municipality50501309.463,386

Politics

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 eight seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 9,73310,18519,91867.3628
National Freedom Party 2,6912,2504,94116.7022
Inkatha Freedom Party 1,9071,8653,77212.8011
Democratic Alliance 2092334421.5000
Congress of the People 1621302921.0000
African Christian Democratic Party 851322170.7000
Total 14,78714,79529,582100.06511
Spoilt votes 347362709

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ezinqoleni Municipality". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ezinqoleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ezinqoleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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