Ntambanana Local Municipality
| Ntambanana | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Location in KwaZulu-Natal Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | uThungulu | |
| Seat | Bhucanana | |
| Wards | 8 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Bhekuyise Justice Biyela | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,083 km2 (418 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 74,336 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% | |
| • White | 0.2% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 95.6% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.4% | |
| • English | 1.3% | |
| • Other | 1.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN283 | |
Ntambanana is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The municipality is named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality.[4]
The Ingonyama Trust owns 85% of the land in the municipal area, with the remaining 15% being privately owned by commercial farmers.[5]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Bhukhanana | 53901 | 22.61 | 6,348 |
| Biyela | 53902 | 508.06 | 44,698 |
| Cebekhulu | 53903 | 56.57 | 7,334 |
| Mambuka | 53904 | 66.50 | 11,755 |
| Mhlana | 53905 | 7.28 | 493 |
| Somopho | 53907 | 92.86 | 12,223 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 53906 | 330.93 | 1,918 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 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.[7][8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 8,657 | 9,297 | 17,954 | 43.7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 7,468 | 7,423 | 14,891 | 36.3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| National Freedom Party | 3,840 | 3,802 | 7,642 | 18.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | 584 | – | 584 | 1.4 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 20,549 | 20,522 | 41,071 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Spoilt votes | 366 | 461 | 827 | |||||
References
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