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Ntambanana Local Municipality

Ntambanana
Local municipality
Official seal of Ntambanana
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°44′E / 28.583°S 31.733°E / -28.583; 31.733Coordinates: 28°35′S 31°44′E / 28.583°S 31.733°E / -28.583; 31.733
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThungulu
Seat Bhucanana
Wards 8
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Bhekuyise Justice Biyela
Area
 • Total 1,083 km2 (418 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 74,336
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 99.4%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu 95.6%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.4%
 • English 1.3%
 • Other 1.7%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code KZN283

Ntambanana is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

The municipality is named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality.

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

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

The municipal council consists of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight 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 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.


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