Nkandla Local Municipality
Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.
Nkandla | |
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Coordinates: 28°40′S 31°0′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | King Cetshwayo |
Seat | Nkandla |
Wards | 14 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Thami Ntuli |
Area | |
• Total | 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 114,416 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 99.6% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 95.7% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
• English | 1.3% |
• Other | 1.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN286 |
Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.[3]