Nkandla (municipality)
| Nkandla Nkandla Local Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | King Cetshwayo | |
| Seat | Nkandla | |
| surface | 1827 km² | |
| Residents | 114,416 (October 2011) | |
| density | 63 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | KZN286 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | |
| Website | www.nkandla.org.za (English) | |
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| mayor | Arthur Ntuli | |
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Coordinates: 28 ° 37 ′ S , 31 ° 5 ′ E
Nkandla ( English Nkandla Local Municipality ) is a municipality in the King Cetshwayo District , KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa with its seat in Nkandla . Zandile Mncandi-Mpanza is the mayor.
The community name is derived from the isiZulu word for a hiding place. In times of war, for example during the Bambatha uprising, the Zulu warriors used the forest there as protection from their enemies.
In 2011 the community had 114,416 inhabitants on an area of 1827 square kilometers. The main places in the municipality are Babanango , Nkandla and Vumanhlamvu .
In Nxamalala there is a residence of President Jacob Zuma , who comes from Nkandla.
population
In 2011 the community had 114,416 inhabitants. 99.6% of them were black.
First language was 95.8% isiZulu , 1.3% isiNdebele and 1.2% English.
Web links
- Side of the community. on www.nkandla.org.za (English)
- The Local Government Handbook: Nkandla Local Municipality (KZN286) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- Top Business Portfolio: Nkandla Local Municipality . on www.kzntopbusiness.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Community names of South Africa
- ^ Municipal boundaries South Africa
- ↑ Table 1.3: Population by district council and local municipal area, KwaZulu-Natal, 2001 ( English ) In: Provincial Profile 2004 - KwaZulu-Natal . Statistics South Africa. P. 23f. 2004. Accessed on February 16, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=nkandla-municipality
