The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality

The Big Five False Bay was an administrative area in the Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Big Five False Bay
Official seal of Big Five False Bay
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°01′S 32°16′E / 28.017°S 32.267°E / -28.017; 32.267
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMkhanyakude
SeatHluhluwe
Wards4
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThembitshe Comfort Khumalo
Area
 • Total2,121 km2 (819 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total35,258
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African95.8%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White3.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu93.2%
 • English2.0%
 • Afrikaans1.5%
 • Southern Ndebele1.2%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN273

The municipality was named after the Big Five animals (Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Cape Buffalo and Rhino) which are found in the game reserves that are located in the area e.g. the Hluhluwe game reserve, the Mfolozi game reserve and the Khinda game reserve. False Bay is part of the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park and it forms part of the newly established municipality.[4]

After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Hlabisa 53401 30.01 30
Hluhluwe Township 53403 0.78 1,261
Hluhluwe 53402 7.11 992
Makhasa 53404 72.29 10,314
Mdletshe 53405 30.75 6
Mnqobokazi 53406 111.28 7,953
Nibela 53407 99.98 8,423
Remainder of the municipality 53408 809.11 2,134

Politics

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The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 4,252 4,334 8,586 42.9 2 1 3
IFP 4,062 4,110 8,172 40.9 2 1 3
NFP 1,526 1,458 2,984 14.9 0 1 1
ACDP 159 98 257 1.3 0 0 0
Total 9,999 10,000 19,999 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 167 171 338

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: The Big 5 False Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: The Big 5 False Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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