EMadlangeni Local Municipality
| eMadlangeni | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Amajuba | |
| Seat | Utrecht | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Chris Mabaso | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 34,442 | |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 92.7% | |
| • Coloured | 1.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% | |
| • White | 5.7% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 87.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 6.1% | |
| • English | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 4.3% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN253 | |
eMadlangeni Local Municipality, previously known as Utrecht Local Municipality, is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 27°39′S 30°20′E / 27.650°S 30.333°E
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