Back Maphumulo Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Maphumulo Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Maphumulo Italian Maphumulo Dutch Mapumulo Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Maphumulo NSO Maphumulo (gmina) Polish UMasipala wakwa Maphumulo Zulu
Maphumulo | |
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | iLembe |
| Seat | Maphumulo |
| Wards | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Zibuyisile Fortunate Khuzwayo-Dlamini (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 896 km2 (346 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 96,724 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.4% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.4% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN294 |
Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning "place of rest".[4]
The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities.[5] Sugar-cane cultivation is the predominant economic activity and land use in the municipality. Subsistence agricultural activities in the form of small cropping areas attached to traditional family units dominate land usage.[5]
The only major town in the municipality is Maphumulo.[6]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ a b KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Maphumulo Municipality
- ^ Provincial Profile 2004, KwaZulu-Natal, Statistics South Africa