Jozini Local Municipality

Jozini
Official seal of Jozini
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMkhanyakude
SeatJozini
Wards23
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMfananaye Mathe (IFP)
Area
 • Total3,442 km2 (1,329 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total186,502
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.2%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu95.1%
 • English1.2%
 • Southern Ndebele1.1%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN272

Jozini Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Jozini) is a local municipality within the Umkhanyakude District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Significant portions of the municipality have been neglected in terms of economic development. There is a great disparity between the level of service and infrastructure provision between settlement nodes, such as the towns of Mkuze and Jozini, and the surrounding rural areas. Most of the rural area is associated with a lack of development, poverty and poor service provision.[3]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business | Jozini Municipality". www.kzntopbusiness.co.za.