Ntambanana Local Municipality

Ntambanana
Official seal of Ntambanana
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°44′E / 28.583°S 31.733°E / -28.583; 31.733
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

Ntambanana Local Municipality was a local municipality within the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. In 2016, the municipality was dissolved and its territory divided between Mthonjaneni Local Municipality, uMhlathuze Local Municipality and uMfolozi Local Municipality.

The municipality was named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality.[3]

The Ingonyama Trust owns 85% of the land in the former municipal area, with the remaining 15% being privately owned by commercial farmers.[4]

  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
  4. ^ "Home". Ntambanana Municipal Website. Retrieved 12 September 2013.