Emnambithi/Ladysmith | |
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Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°47′E / 28.550°S 29.783°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uThukela |
Seat | Ladysmith |
Wards | 27 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Mrs D. C. P. Mazibuko |
Area | |
• Total | 2,965 km2 (1,145 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 237,437 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.8% |
• Coloured | 1.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 4.4% |
• White | 2.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 86.2% |
• English | 7.4% |
• Afrikaans | 2.2% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.1% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN232 |
Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality was a municipality in the Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is accessible from the N3 and N11 national highways.
The town of Ladysmith is the economic hub of the municipality; it accommodates the municipal offices, major schools, main police station and magistrates court, as well as a variety of commercial, industrial, and retail outlets.[3]
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Alfred Duma Local Municipality.