Umjindi Local Municipality
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Umjindi
| official_name =
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| native_name =
| settlement_type = Local municipality
| image_seal = Umjindi_CoA.png
| seal_size = 150x100px
| image_map = Map of Mpumalanga with Umjindi highlighted.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt = Location in Mpumalanga
| map_caption = Location in Mpumalanga
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = South Africa
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Mpumalanga
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Ehlanzeni
| seat = Barberton
| parts_type = Wards
|parts = 9
| government_type = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Lazarus Mashaba
| leader_title1 =
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1745
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}
| population_total = 69577
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}}
| demographics1_info1 = 87.5%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}}
| demographics1_info2 = 1.9%
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}}
| demographics1_info3 = 1.0%
| demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}}
| demographics1_info4 = 9.4%
| demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Swazi}}
| demographics2_info1 = 77.0%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|Afrikaans}}
| demographics2_info2 = 9.0%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|English}}
| demographics2_info3 = 5.7%
| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|Tsonga}}
| demographics2_info4 = 3.2%
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_info5 = 5.1%
| timezone1 = SAST
| utc_offset1 = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_info_sec1 = MP323
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Umjindi was a local municipality of the Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Barberton was the seat of the municipality. The municipality had a population of 53,744 according to the 2001 census.[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/default.asp Statistics South Africa – Census 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051212080936/http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/default.asp |date=12 December 2005 }}. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables – Statistics South Africa]
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! Place !! Code !! Area (km2)!! Population !! Most spoken language | ||||
Barberton | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81601 81601] | 10.58 | 9,078 | Swazi |
Bonanza Gold Mine | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81602 81602] | 5.99 | 1,340 | Swazi |
eMjindini | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81603 81603] | 7.91 | 23,839 | Swazi |
Fairview Mine | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81604 81604] | 7.52 | 199 | Afrikaans |
Sheba Mine | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81605 81605] | 8.45 | 449 | Swazi |
Verulum | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81607 81607] | 0.86 | 1,124 | Swazi |
Remainder of the municipality | [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/81606 81606] | 1,699.91 | 17,721 | Swazi |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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 fifteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Detailed%20Results/MP/MP323.pdf |title=Results Summary – All Ballots: Umjindi |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |access-date=24 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/LGEPublicReports/197/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/MP/MP323.pdf |title=Seat Calculation Detail: Umjindi |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |access-date=24 November 2013}}
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Party !!colspan="4" align="center"| Votes !!colspan="3" align="center"| Seats | ||||||
Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total |
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{{Party name with colour |African National Congress}}
| 13,704 | 13,804 | 27,508 | 83.1 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
{{Party name with colour |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 2,490 | 2,444 | 4,934 | 14.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
{{Party name with colour |Pan Africanist Congress of Azania}}
| 281 | 207 | 488 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{Party name with colour |Congress of the People (South African political party)}}
| 58 | 96 | 154 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total
| 16,533 | 16,551 | 33,084 | 100.0 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Spoilt votes
| 185 | 151 | 336 |
This municipality was dissolved on 3 August 2016 and annexed by the Mbombela Local Municipality.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144305/http://www.umjindi.gov.za/ Government website]
{{Municipalities of Mpumalanga}}
{{Ehlanzeni District Municipality}}
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Category:Local municipalities of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality
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