Nkandla Local Municipality

Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Nkandla

Local municipality

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Location in KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.667°S 31.000°E﻿ / -28.667; 31.000
Country| South Africa
Province| KwaZulu-Natal
District| King Cetshwayo
Seat| Nkandla
Wards| 14
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Thami Ntuli
Area

• Total

| 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 114,416
• Density| 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

[2]

• Black African| 99.6%
• Coloured| 0.1%
• Indian/Asian| 0.1%
• White| 0.1%
First languages (2011)

[2]

• Zulu| 95.7%
• Southern Ndebele| 1.3%
• English| 1.3%
• Other| 1.7%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code| KZN286
Road in Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.

Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.[3]

## Main places

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### Census 2011

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According to the first georeferenced 2011 census there are 142 places.[4]

### Census 2001

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

Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population

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|

Chube | 54201 | 31.60 | 3,056
Chwezi | 54202 | 55.24 | 6,097
Cube | 54203 | 70.12 | 4,417
Cunu | 54204 | 113.78 | 7,067
Ekukhanyeni | 54205 | 53.94 | 6,842
Emagidini | 54206 | 98.98 | 6,850
Godide | 54207 | 128.17 | 12,676
Halambu | 54208 | 6.90 | 345
Isilokomane | 54209 | 6.11 | 487
Izigqoza | 54210 | 38.43 | 3,404
Izindlozi | 54211 | 7.74 | 826
Kahile | 54212 | 6.06 | 273
Khabela | 54213 | 93.65 | 7,167
Kwamkwaza | 54214 | 11.57 | 1,113
Magwaza | 54215 | 12.49 | 1,275
Mahlayizeni | 54216 | 58.39 | 5,310
Magidini | 54217 | 101.54 | 5,224
Mbhele/Amphuti | 54218 | 46.26 | 3,676
Mdimela | 54219 | 14.05 | 606
Mhlathuze | 54220 | 5.94 | 391
Mpungose | 54221 | 109.66 | 7,608
Murasie | 54222 | 10.10 | 874
Mthandanhle | 54223 | 12.54 | 1,044
Ndindini | 54224 | 10.56 | 148
Ngono | 54225 | 203.07 | 8,096
Nkandla Part 1 | 54226 | 210.92 | 17,424
Nkandla Part 2 | 54237 | 3.97 | 2,783
Nkandla Part 3 | 54238 | 44.61 | 12
Nkonisa | 54227 | 10.77 | 893
Nkweme | 54228 | 8.20 | 569
Ntuli | 54229 | 56.28 | 804
Nxamalala | 54230 | 58.22 | 4,841
Uxutu | 54231 | 11.45 | 926
Vumanhlamvu | 54232 | 9.30 | 643
Xulu | 54233 | 37.58 | 3,598
Zindunduzeli | 54234 | 10.66 | 538
Zinkuzini | 54235 | 14.18 | 489
Zondi | 54236 | 44.38 | 5,171

## Politics

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Main article: Nkandla Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party | Votes | Seats

|
|

Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total
| IFP | 20,150 | 20,368 | 40,518 | 54.0 | 11 | 4 | 15
| ANC | 16,521 | 16,676 | 33,197 | 44.3 | 3 | 9 | 12
| EFF | 337 | 255 | 592 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0
| DA | 301 | 252 | 553 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0
| Independent | 169 | – | 169 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0
Total | 37,478 | 37,551 | 75,029 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27
Spoilt votes  | 533 | 506 | 1,039

## References

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1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
3. ^ "South African Languages - Place names". salanguages.com.
4. ^ "Statistics and Map as KML-file of Nkandla with all neighborhoods". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nkandla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Nkandla" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

## External links

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Media related to Nkandla at Wikimedia Commons

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