Umdoni | ||
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Local municipality | ||
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Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
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Country | South Africa | |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
District | Ugu | |
Seat | Scottburgh | |
Wards | 19 | |
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Thabani W Dube | |
Area | ||
• Total | 252 km2 (97 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 78,875 | |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 76.7% | |
• Coloured | 1.2% | |
• Indian/Asian | 13.3% | |
• White | 8.5% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Zulu | 67.0% | |
• English | 23.0% | |
• Xhosa | 4.9% | |
• Afrikaans | 2.4% | |
• Other | 2.7% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | KZN212 |
uMdoni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Umdoni is an isiZulu name for the indigenous tree, Mdoni (Syzgium gerrardi).
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 30°17′S 30°45′E / 30.283°S 30.750°E