Ntambanana Local Municipality

Ntambanana was an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Ntambanana
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°44′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuThungulu
SeatBhucanana
Wards8
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBhekuyise Justice Biyela
Area
 • Total1,083 km2 (418 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total74,336
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu95.6%
 • Southern Ndebele1.4%
 • English1.3%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN283

The municipality was named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality.[4]

The Ingonyama Trust owns 85% of the land in the former municipal area, with the remaining 15% being privately owned by commercial farmers.[5]

In 2016 the municipality was divided between uMlalazi Municipality and Mthonjaneni Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Bhukhanana5390122.616,348
Biyela53902508.0644,698
Cebekhulu5390356.577,334
Mambuka5390466.5011,755
Mhlana539057.28493
Somopho5390792.8612,223
Remainder of the municipality53906330.931,918

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.[7][8]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 8,6579,29717,95443.7437
Inkatha Freedom Party 7,4687,42314,89136.3336
National Freedom Party 3,8403,8027,64218.6123
Independent 584–5841.40–0
Total 20,54920,52241,071100.08816
Spoilt votes 366461827

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