| Kwa Sani | |
| Settlement Type: | Former 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: | Harry Gwala |
| Seat: | Himeville |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 4 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Thulani Khuluse |
| Area Total Km2: | 1852 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 12898 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 87.9% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.9% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 10.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 82.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 10.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.4% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.6% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN432 |
Kwa Sani Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Harry Gwala of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Kwa Sani is an isiZulu name. "Kwa" means "at" and "Sani" means "San people". The name was chosen because it was easy to pronounce for overseas visitors to the World Heritage Site of uKhahlamba.[4]
After the municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged with Ingwe Local Municipality into the new Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54801 | 40.43 | 4,952 | ||
| 54802 | 8.33 | 1,037 | ||
| 54803 | 41.99 | 2,683 | ||
| 54805 | 2.25 | 300 | ||
| Underberg Part 1 | 54806 | 19.93 | 2,054 | |
| Underberg Part 2 | 54808 | 3.27 | 298 | |
| 54807 | 0.54 | 6 | ||
| Remainder of the municipality | 54804 | 1,062.85 | 3,976 |
The municipal council consisted of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6] [7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 2,611 | 2,800 | 5,411 | 65.6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 996 | 995 | 1,991 | 24.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 205 | 193 | 398 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 85 | 95 | 180 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 180 | – | 180 | 2.2 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 22 | 22 | 44 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | 25 | 43 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4,117 | 4,130 | 8,247 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 116 | 105 | 221 | |||||