Ulundi Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wasoLundi) is a local municipality within the southern part of the Zululand District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is a mainly rural municipality, and its seat is Ulundi.
Ulundi | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location of Ulundi Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 28°19′S 31°25′E / 28.317°S 31.417°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Zululand |
| Seat | Ulundi |
| Wards | 24 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Wilson Mfana Ntshangase (IFP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,250 km2 (1,250 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 188,317 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.9% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN266 |
Population characteristics
editRecent surveys have identified the following characteristics of the municipality's population:[4]
More than half the population is younger than 19 years of age, placing pressure on the need for social facilities. A significant number of these children will be orphaned due to HIV/AIDS.
At least 12% of the population (27 450 people) are already infected with HIV/AIDS. Population growth is expected to decline over the next 20 years.
Education levels are very low; 29% of the population has no formal education.
Income levels are very low; nearly 40% of households have no income. Unemployment levels are very high, with only 12.5% of the total population being formally employed.
The population is predominantly Zulu in ethnicity and culture.
Places of interest
editThe tourism potential of the area remains largely undeveloped; however, the area features a number of activities and places of interest. These include game reserves, historical/cultural sites, cultural events and guest lodges. Game reserves include the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Parks, the Ophathe Game Park, the Emakhosini (Valley of the Zulu Kings), the planned Emakhosini-Ophathe Conservancy, and the ThakaZulu Game Reserve. Historical/cultural sites include Nodwengu (King Mpande’s residence and grave), Ulundi Battlefield, Amafa and Dingaan Stat/Piet Retief’s grave.
Main places
editThe 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babanango | 53101 | 6.54 | 1,297 |
| Buthelezi Empithimpithini | 53102 | 464.49 | 49,553 |
| Inhlazatshe | 53103 | 13.60 | 1,214 |
| Kwazunyawo | 53104 | 5.91 | 1,298 |
| Mahlabatini | 53105 | 8.21 | 2,342 |
| Mbatha | 53106 | 124.05 | 9,954 |
| Mpungose | 53107 | 158.64 | 27,726 |
| Ndebele | 53108 | 93.44 | 14,799 |
| Nobamba | 53109 | 684.56 | 41,286 |
| Simelane | 53110 | 3.48 | 501 |
| Ulundi | 53111 | 10.27 | 18,420 |
| Ximba | 53112 | 298.34 | 19,330 |
| Zungu | 53113 | 321.98 | 17,228 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 53114 | 1,561.36 | 8,017 |
Politics
editThe municipal council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty-two seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 29,621 | 63.28 | 24 | 31,729 | 67.76 | 8 | 32 | |
| National Freedom Party | 6,988 | 14.93 | 0 | 7,134 | 15.23 | 7 | 7 | |
| African National Congress | 5,329 | 11.39 | 0 | 5,145 | 10.99 | 5 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,034 | 4.35 | 0 | 2,023 | 4.32 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,018 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 462 | 0.99 | 0 | 469 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Movement | 184 | 0.39 | 0 | 110 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Academic Congress Union | 63 | 0.13 | 0 | 47 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 50 | 0.11 | 0 | 41 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Freedom Revolution | 16 | 0.03 | 0 | 48 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abantu Batho Congress | 24 | 0.05 | 0 | 27 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Security Congress | 6 | 0.01 | 0 | 40 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 12 | 0.03 | 0 | 14 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 46,807 | 100.00 | 24 | 46,827 | 100.00 | 23 | 47 | |
| Valid votes | 46,807 | 98.59 | 46,827 | 98.53 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 671 | 1.41 | 697 | 1.47 | ||||
| Total votes | 47,478 | 100.00 | 47,524 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 94,019 | 50.50 | 94,019 | 50.55 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Integrated Development Plan 2006/2007 to 2011/2012 — June 2009. Ulundi Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 11, 2009.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ulundi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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