Mthonjaneni | |
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![]() Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | King Cetshwayo |
Seat | Melmoth |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | William Harries |
Area | |
• Total | 1,086 km2 (419 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 47,818 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.5% |
• Coloured | 0.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 93.8% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.5% |
• Other | 3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN285 |
Mthonjaneni is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Mthonjaneni is an isiZulu name meaning "a spring of water". There is a spring found in the vicinity of the municipality where King Dingaan used to send his maidens to collect water for him.[4]
The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.[5]