UMhlathuze Local Municipality
| uMhlathuze | ||
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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 | King Cetshwayo | |
| Seat | Richards Bay | |
| Wards | 30 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Mduduzi Mhlongo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 793 km2 (306 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 334,459 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 87.7% | |
| • Coloured | 0.9% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.8% | |
| • White | 7.3% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 81.3% | |
| • English | 9.7% | |
| • Afrikaans | 5.1% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 2.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN282 | |
uMhlathuze Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mhlatuze River.
The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 28°45′S 31°54′E / 28.750°S 31.900°E
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