Ingwe Local Municipality

Ingwe
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
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)[3]
 • Zulu 94.7%
 • English 1.6%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.2%
 • Other 2.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
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.[4]

The 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.[5]

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

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Amacala Gwala 5470120.295,387
Amangwane 5470229.091,095
Bhidla 54703283.8235,404
Bulwer 547044.03731
Creighton 547053.49456
Donnybrook 547060.92218
Esibonelo Esihle 5470781.967,000
Impendle 54708211.66920
Ixopo 5471016.752,982
Madzikone 5471159.0010,602
Memela 5471287.4019,319
Ncwadi 5471335.433,974
Nxamalala 547143.670
Sandanezwe 5471542.724,827
Tarsvaly 547162.03990
Zashuke 5471779.296,827
Remainder of the municipality 547091,008.656,819

Politics

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

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 19,846 20,588 40,434 72.9 11 5 16
Inkatha Freedom Party 3,183 3,140 6,323 11.4 0 3 3
National Freedom Party 2,869 3,038 5,907 10.7 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 517 776 1,293 2.3 0 1 1
Independent 916 – 916 1.7 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 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

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 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 - Ingwe Municipality
  6. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ingwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ingwe" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

Coordinates: 30°01′35″S 29°50′23″E / 30.02639°S 29.83972°E / -30.02639; 29.83972

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