Dannhauser Local Municipality

Dannhauser
Official seal of Dannhauser
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictAmajuba
SeatDannhauser
Wards11
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBongekile Magdalene Shabalala
Area
 • Total1,516 km2 (585 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total102,161
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African97.5%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.4%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu93.9%
 • English2.1%
 • Other4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN254

Dannhauser Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Dannhauser) is a local municipality within the Amajuba District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after Renier Dannhauser, a German settler who in 1872 purchased four farms in the area from the Natal Government.[3] The major economic sectors are agriculture and mining. Mining, however, is undergoing a movement away from large scale operations to smaller operations.[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. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Dannhauser Municipality

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