Ulundi Local Municipality

{{Infobox settlement | name = Ulundi | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = | settlement_type = Local municipality | image_seal = Ulundi_CoA.png | seal_size = 150x100px | image_map = Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Ulundi highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Ulundi Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | coordinates = {{coord|28|19|S|31|25|E|region:ZA_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = KwaZulu-Natal | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Zululand | seat = Ulundi | parts_type = Wards | parts = 24 | government_footnotes = <ref name="muni_mayor">{{cite web |url=http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |title=Contact list: Executive Mayors |publisher=Government Communication & Information System |access-date=22 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714013749/http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors |archive-date=14 July 2010 }} </ref> | government_type = Municipal council | leader_party = IFP | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Wilson Mfana Ntshangase | First Mayor (1986) = | Muntuwenkosi Robert Mzimela = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3250 | population_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}} </ref> | population_total = 221977 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population"/> | demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Black African}} | demographics1_info1 = 99.5% | demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|Coloured}} | demographics1_info2 = 0.1% | demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indian/Asian}} | demographics1_info3 = 0.1% | demographics1_title4 = {{nobold|White}} | demographics1_info4 = 0.2% | demographics_type2 = First languages {{nobold|(2011)}} | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_langs">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}} </ref> | demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|Zulu}} | demographics2_info1 = 95.9% | demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|English}} | demographics2_info2 = 1.3% | demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|Southern Ndebele}} | demographics2_info3 = 1.1% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = % | demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}} | demographics2_info5 = 1.7% | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code | blank_info_sec1 = KZN266

| footnotes = }} '''Ulundi Municipality''' ({{langx|zu|UMasipala wasoLundi}}) is a local municipality within the southern part of the Zululand District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is a mainly rural municipality, and its seat is Ulundi.

== Population characteristics == Recent surveys have identified the following characteristics of the municipality's population:<ref name=IDP>[http://www.kzntopbusiness.co.za/site/user_data/files/ulundiIDP_09_10__Main_Document.pdf Integrated Development Plan 2006/2007 to 2011/2012 — June 2009.] Ulundi Local Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 11, 2009.</ref>

More than half the population is younger than 19 years of age, placing pressure on the need for social facilities. A significant number of these children will be orphaned due to HIV/AIDS.

At least 12% of the population (27 450 people) are already infected with HIV/AIDS. Population growth is expected to decline over the next 20 years.

Education levels are very low; 29% of the population has no formal education.

Income levels are very low; nearly 40% of households have no income. Unemployment levels are very high, with only 12.5% of the total population being formally employed.

The population is predominantly Zulu in ethnicity and culture.

== Places of interest == The tourism potential of the area remains largely undeveloped; however, the area features a number of activities and places of interest. These include game reserves, historical/cultural sites, cultural events and guest lodges. Game reserves include the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Parks, Babanango Game Reserve, the Ophathe Game Park, the Emakhosini (Valley of the Zulu Kings), the planned Emakhosini-Ophathe Conservancy, and the ThakaZulu Game Reserve. Historical/cultural sites include Nodwengu (King Mpande’s residence and grave), Ulundi Battlefield, Amafa and Dingaan Stat/Piet Retief’s grave. ==Main places== The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:<ref>[http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/lookuptables1.zip Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa]</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Place !! Code !! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)!! Population |- | Babanango || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53101 53101]||6.54||1,297 |- | Buthelezi Empithimpithini || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53102 53102]||464.49||49,553 |- | Inhlazatshe || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53103 53103]||13.60||1,214 |- | Kwazunyawo || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53104 53104]||5.91||1,298 |- | Mahlabatini || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53105 53105]||8.21||2,342 |- | Mbatha || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53106 53106]||124.05||9,954 |- | Mpungose || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53107 53107]||158.64||27,726 |- | Ndebele || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53108 53108]||93.44||14,799 |- | Nobamba || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53109 53109]||684.56||41,286 |- | Simelane || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53110 53110]||3.48||501 |- | Ulundi || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53111 53111]||10.27||18,420 |- | Ximba || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53112 53112]||298.34||19,330 |- | Zungu || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53113 53113]||321.98||17,228 |- | ''Remainder of the municipality'' || [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/53114 53114]||1,561.36||8,017 |}

== Politics == {{main|Ulundi Local Municipality elections}} The municipal council consists of forty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-four wards, while the remaining twenty-three 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of thirty-two seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ulundi |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/KZN266 |access-date=2021-02-04 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}</ref> {{Election results |firstround=Ward |secondround=List |party1=Inkatha Freedom Party |votes1=29621 |votes1_2=31729 |seats1=24 |seats1_2=8 |totseats1=32 |party2=National Freedom Party |votes2=6988 |votes2_2=7134 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=7 |totseats2=7 |party3=African National Congress |votes3=5329 |votes3_2=5145 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=5 |totseats3=5 |party4=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes4=2034 |votes4_2=2023 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2 |party5=Independent candidates |votes5=2018 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0 |party6=Democratic Alliance |votes6=462 |votes6_2=469 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=1 |totseats6=1 |party7=African People's Movement |votes7=184 |votes7_2=110 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0 |party8=Academic Congress Union |votes8=63 |votes8_2=47 |seats8=0 |seats8_2=0 |totseats8=0 |party9=African Christian Democratic Party |votes9=50 |votes9_2=41 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0 |party10=African Freedom Revolution |votes10=16 |votes10_2=48 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0 |party11=Abantu Batho Congress |votes11=24 |votes11_2=27 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0 |party12=African Security Congress |votes12=6 |votes12_2=40 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0 |party13=African Transformation Movement |votes13=12 |votes13_2=14 |seats13=0 |seats13_2=0 |totseats13=0 |invalid=671 |invalid2=697 |electorate=94019 |electorate2=94019 }}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{commonscat|Ulundi}} * {{Official|http://www.ulundi.gov.za/ }}

Category:Local municipalities of the Zululand District Municipality