Maphumulo Local Municipality
Maphumulo | |
|---|---|
Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | iLembe |
| Seat | Maphumulo |
| Wards | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Zibuyisile Fortunate Khuzwayo-Dlamini (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 896 km2 (346 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 96,724 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.4% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.4% |
| • English | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN294 |
Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning "place of rest".
The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities. Sugar-cane cultivation is the predominant economic activity and land use in the municipality. Subsistence agricultural activities in the form of small cropping areas attached to traditional family units dominate land usage.
The only major town in the municipality is Maphumulo.