Mandeni | |
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![]() Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | iLembe |
Seat | Mandeni |
Wards | 17 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Thabani Phiwayinkosi Mdlalose |
Area | |
• Total | 545 km2 (210 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 138,078 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 96.7% |
• Coloured | 0.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
• White | 1.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 89.9% |
• English | 4.6% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
• Other | 4.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN291 |
Mandeni Local Municipality (formerly eNdondakusuka Local Municipality) is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Manufacturing, elementary work and plant and machine work are the highest non-farming categories of labour. Mandeni includes substantial areas of commercial agriculture, with the bulk of these areas under sugar-cane. Agriculture is the main employment sector in the area.[3]