Mkhambathini Local Municipality
Mkhambathini | |
|---|---|
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) | |
• 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".
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.