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KwaDukuza Local Municipality

Coordinates: 29°27′S 31°13′E / 29.450°S 31.217°E / -29.450; 31.217
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KwaDukuza
Official seal of KwaDukuza
Location of KwaDukuza Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Location of KwaDukuza Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°27′S 31°13′E / 29.450°S 31.217°E / -29.450; 31.217
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
SeatKwaDukuza (Stanger)
Wards30
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLindi Nhaca (ANC)[1]
Area
 • Total735 km2 (284 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total324,912
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African71.4%
 • Coloured1.1%
 • Indian/Asian18.6%
 • White8.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu66.1%
 • English20.8%
 • Xhosa7.0%
 • Afrikaans1.5%
 • Other4.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN292

KwaDukuza Local Municipality is one of four municipalities under iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. As of 2022 it has a population of 324,912.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Ballito 54401 5.66 4,115
Blythedale Beach 54402 0.63 466
Darnall 54403 18.19 7,413
Mathonsi 54405 11.49 4,813
Qwabe (Madundube) 54406 19.54 833
Salt Rock 54407 3.03 2,326
Shaka's Rock 54408 0.69 593
Shakaskraal 54409 2.06 4,574
Stanger 54410 77.71 98,280
Tinley Manor Beach 54411 0.67 473
Zinkwazi Beach 54412 1.36 469
Remainder of the municipality 54404 490.62 34,210

Politics

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The municipal council consists of fifty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty wards, while the remaining twenty-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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, obtaining a plurality of twenty-nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress35,75449.572735,75249.55229
Democratic Alliance11,05415.32311,28815.6469
ActionSA5,5167.6505,8128.0555
Independent Alliance5,7978.0405,0847.0555
Economic Freedom Fighters4,8326.7004,9386.8444
Inkatha Freedom Party4,3586.0404,8366.7044
African Independent Congress1,2161.6901,3431.8611
African Transformation Movement6400.8905790.8011
African Christian Democratic Party4760.6605340.7411
Abantu Batho Congress4000.5504050.5600
Independent candidates7921.1000
Al Jama-ah3220.4503850.5300
Justice and Employment Party2990.4103940.5500
Freedom Front Plus2210.3102150.3000
African People's Movement2070.2902150.3000
National Freedom Party1220.1701750.2400
African Freedom Revolution740.1001150.1600
African People First550.080840.1200
Total72,135100.003072,154100.002959
Valid votes72,13597.8272,15497.70
Invalid/blank votes1,6062.181,6982.30
Total votes73,741100.0073,852100.00
Registered voters/turnout136,78153.91136,78153.99

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Laldas, Jyothi. "Lindi Nhaca elected mayor of KZN's KwaDukuza". Witness. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "KwaDukuza (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — KwaDukuza". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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