Mkhambathini | |
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![]() Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Coordinates: 29°43′S 30°31′E / 29.717°S 30.517°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uMgungundlovu |
Seat | Camperdown |
Wards | 7 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
Area | |
• Total | 891 km2 (344 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 63,142 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 94.8% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
• White | 3.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 84.8% |
• Xhosa | 5.1% |
• English | 4.9% |
• Sotho | 1.9% |
• Other | 3.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN226 |
Mkhambathini Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mkhambathini) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Mkhabathini is an isiZulu word derived from eMkhambathini meaning "the place of acacia trees".[4]
The municipality is well located in relation to Durban and Pietermaritzburg and adjoins Cato Ridge, a potential industrial node. The N3, which is identified in the Spatial Growth and Development Strategy as a provincial corridor, runs east–west through the central part of the municipal area.[5]