Mpofana Local Municipality
| Mpofana | ||
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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 | uMgungundlovu | |
| Seat | Mooi River | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mcedisi Mthethwa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,820 km2 (700 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 38,103 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 92.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.6% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.8% | |
| • White | 5.2% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 87.0% | |
| • English | 7.0% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 4.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN223 | |
Mpofana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 29°09′33″S 29°57′45″E / 29.15917°S 29.96250°E
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