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
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°01′S 32°16′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMkhanyakude
Seat	Hluhluwe
Wards	4
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Thembitshe Comfort Khumalo
Area
• Total	2,121 km2 (819 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	35,258
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	95.8%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	3.2%
First languages (2011) [3]
• Zulu	93.2%
• English	2.0%
• Afrikaans	1.5%
• Southern Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN273

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

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

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

1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "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.

External links

• Official website