Ntambanana Local Municipality

Ntambanana
Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°44′E / 28.583°S 31.733°E / -28.583; 31.733Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°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
 • 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
Bhukhanana 5390122.616,348
Biyela 53902508.0644,698
Cebekhulu 5390356.577,334
Mambuka 5390466.5011,755
Mhlana 539057.28493
Somopho 5390792.8612,223
Remainder of the municipality 53906330.931,918

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
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

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