| Ntambanana | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Coordinates: | -28.5833°N 75°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | uThungulu |
| Seat: | Bhucanana |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 8 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bhekuyise Justice Biyela |
| Area Total Km2: | 1083 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 74336 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.4% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 95.6% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.4% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN283 |
Ntambanana Local Municipality was a local municipality within the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. In 2016, the municipality was dissolved and its territory divided between Mthonjaneni Local Municipality, uMhlathuze Local Municipality and uMfolozi Local Municipality.
The municipality was named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality.[4]
The Ingonyama Trust owns 85% of the land in the former municipal area, with the remaining 15% being privately owned by commercial farmers.[5]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53901 | 22.61 | 6,348 | ||
| 53902 | 508.06 | 44,698 | ||
| 53903 | 56.57 | 7,334 | ||
| 53904 | 66.50 | 11,755 | ||
| 53905 | 7.28 | 493 | ||
| 53907 | 92.86 | 12,223 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 53906 | 330.93 | 1,918 |
See main article: Ntambanana Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consisted of sixteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining eight were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011, no party obtained a majority, and the African National Congress (ANC) and the National Freedom Party (NFP) formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.[7] [8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 8,657 | 9,297 | 17,954 | 43.7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7,468 | 7,423 | 14,891 | 36.3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3,840 | 3,802 | 7,642 | 18.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 584 | – | 584 | 1.4 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| Total | 20,549 | 20,522 | 41,071 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Spoilt votes | 366 | 461 | 827 | |||||