Ndwedwe Local Municipality

Ndwedwe
Official seal of Ndwedwe
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
SeatNdwedwe
Wards19
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorWelile Kubheka
Area
 • Total1,093 km2 (422 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total140,820
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.4%
 • Coloured0.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu92.0%
 • English2.0%
 • Xhosa1.9%
 • Southern Ndebele1.5%
 • Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN293

Ndwedwe Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Primary kaolin deposits occur in Ndwedwe. Good quality material is found near Coqweni, Nozandla and Appelsbosch.[4]

Towns in the municipality include Ndwedwe, Glendale Heights.[5]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Ndwedwe Municipality". Archived from the original on 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  5. ^ Provincial Profile 2004, KwaZulu-Natal, Statistics South Africa

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