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Mkhambathini | |
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.svg) 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mkhambathini Local Municipality website". mkhambathini.gov.za.
- ^ Sesalos Media. "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Impendle Municipality". kzntopbusiness.co.za.