Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E / 28.667°S 31.000°E / -28.667; 31.000Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E / 28.667°S 31.000°E / -28.667; 31.000
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uThungulu
Seat	Nkandla
Wards	14
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Zandile Mncandi-Mpanza
Area
• Total	1,828 km2 (706 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	114,416
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	99.6%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011)[2]
• Zulu	95.7%
• Southern Ndebele	1.3%
• English	1.3%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	KZN286

Road in Nkandla Local Municipality

Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the Nkandla Local Municipality) is the home town of the current President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.

Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is an Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.^[3]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

References

External links

• Official website

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