| Nquthu | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | uMzinyathi |
| Seat: | Nquthu |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 17 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mr IL Shabalala |
| Area Total Km2: | 1962 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 165307 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.7% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 90.1% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 6.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | % |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.3% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN242 |
Nquthu Municipality (zu|UMasipala wase Nquthu) is a local municipality within the Umzinyathi District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Zulu: Nquthu is an isiZulu word meaning "the back of the head".[4]
Isandlwana is the site of a historic Anglo-Zulu War battle that took place on 22 January 1879, and is a well known tourist destination worldwide.[5]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52001 | 88.20 | 9,050 | ||
| 52002 | 250.76 | 8,877 | ||
| 52003 | 46.00 | 2,191 | ||
| 52004 | 49.50 | 5,135 | ||
| 52005 | 168.71 | 26,233 | ||
| 52006 | 39.48 | 2,963 | ||
| 52007 | 81.09 | 6,083 | ||
| 52008 | 547.55 | 61,029 | ||
| 52009 | 7.61 | 7,173 | ||
| 52010 | 40.69 | 8,113 | ||
| 52011 | 94.34 | 4,335 | ||
| 52012 | 40.03 | 3,834 |
See main article: Nquthu Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of nineteen seats.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]