Jozini

Jozini Local Municipality is under Umkhanyakude District Municipality, located in the north eastern part of Kwazulu Natal. �The municipality shares a border with Swaziland to the west and Mozambique to the north. �It� covers 3057 km� of the total� area� of Umkhanyakude� District Municipality.� Jozini was predominatly a rural municipality with 89% of the population residing in rural areas under the jurisdiction of tradional authorities. Main towns *** Census 2011 reveals that Jozini is the most populated municipalty within Umkhanyakude making up (186 502) 29.8% of the Umkhanyakude District. Jozini has a large dam constructed on the Phongola River on the eastern end of a narrow gorge separating the Lebombo� and Ubombo mountains. �The main towns include Ingwavuma, Jozini, uBombo, Bhambanana, Mkuze and Ndumo.read more »

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The Big 5 False Bay

Big Five False Bay Municipality is located is a municipality under Umkhanyakude District Municipality. �It is located in the northern part of KwaZulu-Natal province and covers approximately 1191km� of Umkhanyakude Disrict Municipality. �The Municipality has a population of 35 258, the smallest population within the Umkhanyakude District Municipality.

The Municipality is largely rural. �Majority of the population occupy the north-eastern part, which is densely populated by rural traditional communities. �A large proportion of land is used for agriculture and game lodge activities and is sparsely populated. �Hluhluwe is the main semi-urban area for the Municipality.

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Hlabisa

Hlabisa Municipality is one of the local Municipalities under Umkhanyakude district in the KwaZulu-Natal province. �The municipality was named after the surname, Hlabisa, of two Nkosi's in the area. �The municipality is generally characterised by rural communities predominantly under traditional areas. �91% of land was under traditional authority, 3% commercial farmland and 6% urban. �The major town is Hlabisa, with secondary nodes of Mpembeni, Zibayeni and Ezibayeni.read more »

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Mtubatuba

Mtubatuba is one of the five municipalities within Umkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu Natal. Mtubatuba was named after the inkosi Mtubatuba of the Mkhwanazi Clan.� It is situated on the north-east coast of the province, and was home to 175� 425 people. �Covering an area of approximately 1970km� Mtubatuba Municipality was one of the most urbanised municipality within the district, with 15% of the municipality falling under urban areas. The two main town areas are Mtubatuba and St Lucia. �The vast majority of the municipality was under traditional authority - almost 80% - indicating a high proportion of people residing in scattered, rural villages under the jurisdiction of traditional authorities. �The Isimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site falls under Matubatuba.read more »

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Nkandla

Nkandla is situated in a remote area of breathtaking mountainous beauty, which consists mainly of tribal lands and state-owned land. The area has a wealth of undisturbed forests, which boast many indigenous species. Nkandla has a claim to be the �cradle� of Zulu history. From Malandela to Shaka, to Dingane and Cetshwayo, Nkandla has been at the centre stage of the Zulu nation�s history. The graves of King Malandela and Cetshwayo are at Nkandla. Nkandla Town is the only urban area in Nkandla Municipality which offers the full array of urban development, albeit at a smaller scale compared to the majority of towns in KwaZulu-Natal. This includes low-density residential, active and passive open space, schools, commercial areas, service-industries, churches, offices, government buildings an services, financial services, etc.read more »

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