Ntambanana Local Municipality

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Ntambanana
Local municipality
Ntambanana CoA.png
Seal
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Ntambanana highlighted.svg
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°35′S31°44′E / 28.583°S 31.733°E / -28.583; 31.733 Coordinates: 28°35′S31°44′E / 28.583°S 31.733°E / -28.583; 31.733
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThungulu
Seat Bhucanana
Wards 8
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • MayorBhekuyise Justice Biyela
Area
 • Total1,083 km2 (418 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total74,336
 • Density69/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)
[2]
 •  Zulu 95.6%
 •  Southern Ndebele 1.4%
 •  English 1.3%
 • Other1.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN283

Ntambanana Local Municipality was a local municipality within the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. In 2016 the municipality was dissolved and its territory divided between Mthonjaneni Local Municipality, uMhlathuze Local Municipality and uMfolozi Local Municipality.

Contents

The municipality was named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality. [3]

The Ingonyama Trust owns 85% of the land in the former municipal area, with the remaining 15% being privately owned by commercial farmers. [4]

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bhukhanana 53901 22.616,348
Biyela 53902 508.0644,698
Cebekhulu 53903 56.577,334
Mambuka 53904 66.5011,755
Mhlana 53905 7.28493
Somopho 53907 92.8612,223
Remainder of the municipality 53906 330.931,918

Politics

The municipal council consisted of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 8,6579,29717,95443.7437
IFP 7,4687,42314,89136.3336
NFP 3,8403,8027,64218.6123
Independent 584–5841.40–0
Total20,54920,52241,071100.08816
Spoilt votes366461827

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References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  4. ↑ "Home". Ntambanana Municipal Website. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ntambanana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ntambanana" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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