Nkomazi Local Municipality

Nkomazi
Local municipality

Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Ehlanzeni
Seat Malalane
Wards 33
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Thulisile Khoza
Area
 • Total 4,787 km2 (1,848 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 390,610
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 97.7%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 1.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Swazi 88.5%
 • Tsonga 6.8%
 • Afrikaans 1.4%
 • English 1.1%
 • Other 2.2%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code MP324

Nkomazi Local Municipality, is a municipality of South Africa, located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga. Malalane is the seat of the municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Albertsnek 817010.02108Swazi
Baberton 8170212.281,814Swazi
Hectorspruit 817032.97309Afrikaans
Hoyi 8170457.1310,777Swazi
Inyoni 817050.13748Tsonga
Kamhlushwa 817060.612,078Swazi
Komatiepoort 817075.521,443Afrikaans
Lugedlane 81708123.7929,816Swazi
Malalane 8170914.232,241Afrikaans
Marloth Park 8171017.70469Afrikaans
Matsamo Part 1 81711392.15105,277Swazi
Matsamo Part 2 817181.113,659Swazi
Mawewe 81712238.6221,038Swazi
Mhlaba 8171380.2717,376Swazi
Mlambo 81714282.6229,372Swazi
Siboshwa 81716160.5871,719Swazi
Strathmore Mine 817174.26343Swazi
Remainder of the municipality 817151,833.8735,837Swazi

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 sixty seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 72,866 76,028 148,894 89.4 33 27 60
Democratic Alliance 5,240 5,634 10,874 6.4 0 4 4
Independent 4,009 – 4,009 2.4 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 745 626 1,371 0.8 0 1 1
African People's Convention 190 606 796 0.5 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 247 294 541 0.3 0 0 0
Total 83,297 83,188 166,485 100.0 33 32 65
Spoilt votes 1,580 1,657 3,237

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkomazi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkomazi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 25°40′S 31°40′E / 25.667°S 31.667°E / -25.667; 31.667

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