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Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E / -26.550; 29.167
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Albert Luthuli
Local municipality
Official seal of Albert Luthuli
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
SeatCarolina
Wards25
Government
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 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDaniel Pitoli Nkosi
Area
 • Total5,559 km2 (2,146 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total186,010
 • Density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African97.6%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White1.6%
First languages (2011)
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 • Swazi57.0%
 • Zulu34.8%
 • English2.0%
 • Afrikaans1.6%
 • Other4.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP301

Albert Luthuli Municipality (Swazi: Masipaladi iAlbert Luthuli; Zulu: UMasipala iAlbert Luthuli) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was named after Albert Luthuli. Carolina is the seat of the municipality.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Badplaas 80102 0.86 276 Swazi, Afrikaans
Bhevula 80103 11.91 4,092 Swazi
Carolina 80104 18.69 2,952 Afrikaans, Zulu
Diepgezet 80105 4.89 229 Swazi
Duma 80106 28.80 1,760 Zulu
Eerstehoek 80107 638.65 41,780 Zulu
Ekulundeni 80108 1.49 4,490 Swazi
Embhuleni 80109 63.37 45,249 Swazi
Emfumbeni 80110 24.29 1,314 Zulu
Emjindini 80111 12.41 1,202 Swazi
Empuluzi 80112 0.28 3 Swazi
Enikakuyengwa 80113 73.34 9,235 Swazi
Lukwatini 80114 4.86 5,181 Swazi
Mandlamakhulu 80115 17.87 1,067 Swazi
Mpisikazi 80116 49.57 19,415 Zulu
Mpuluzi 80117 7.84 11,855 Zulu
Ndlela 80118 14.56 3,012 Swazi
Sandleni 80119 27.06 544 Zulu
Silobela 80120 1.97 9,167 Zulu
Steynsdorp 80121 1.14 585 Swazi
Tshabalala 80122 2.32 3,296 Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 80101 4,566.75 21,242 Swazi

Politics

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Main article: Albert Luthuli Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of forty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-five wards, while the remaining twenty-four are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-nine seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress29,85275.082530,47277.041338
Economic Freedom Fighters6,55016.4706,61616.7388
Democratic Alliance1,0302.5901,0982.7811
Independent candidates1,1032.7700
Inkatha Freedom Party5301.3305731.4511
African People's Convention2740.6902740.6911
2 other parties4211.0605201.3100
Total39,760100.002539,553100.002449
Valid votes39,76098.0939,55398.05
Invalid/blank votes7761.917881.95
Total votes40,536100.0040,341100.00
Registered voters/turnout92,80343.6892,80343.47

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 c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Albert Luthuli" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Albert Luthuli" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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