| Nkandla | |
| Settlement Type: | Local municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Map Alt: | Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
| Coordinates: | -28.6667°N 31°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | King Cetshwayo |
| Seat: | Nkandla |
| Parts Type: | Wards |
| Parts: | 14 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Thami Ntuli |
| Area Total Km2: | 1828 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 114416 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.6% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 95.7% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | % |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | KZN286 |
Nkandla Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The town of Nkandla (seat of the municipality) is the home town of the former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.
Nkandla (Enqabeni Enkulu KwaZulu) is a Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g. the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their last resort for protection from their enemies. It was very difficult to fight the warriors who were hiding in the thick and dark forest (iNkandla eMahlathi Amnyama). Most of the Zulu heroes' graves are found at Nkandla, for example, Bambatha's grave is at Nsuze.[4]
According to the first georeferenced 2011 census there are 142 places.[5]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54201 | 31.60 | 3,056 | ||
| 54202 | 55.24 | 6,097 | ||
| 54203 | 70.12 | 4,417 | ||
| 54204 | 113.78 | 7,067 | ||
| 54205 | 53.94 | 6,842 | ||
| 54206 | 98.98 | 6,850 | ||
| 54207 | 128.17 | 12,676 | ||
| 54208 | 6.90 | 345 | ||
| 54209 | 6.11 | 487 | ||
| 54210 | 38.43 | 3,404 | ||
| 54211 | 7.74 | 826 | ||
| 54212 | 6.06 | 273 | ||
| 54213 | 93.65 | 7,167 | ||
| 54214 | 11.57 | 1,113 | ||
| 54215 | 12.49 | 1,275 | ||
| 54216 | 58.39 | 5,310 | ||
| 54217 | 101.54 | 5,224 | ||
| 54218 | 46.26 | 3,676 | ||
| 54219 | 14.05 | 606 | ||
| 54220 | 5.94 | 391 | ||
| 54221 | 109.66 | 7,608 | ||
| 54222 | 10.10 | 874 | ||
| 54223 | 12.54 | 1,044 | ||
| 54224 | 10.56 | 148 | ||
| 54225 | 203.07 | 8,096 | ||
| Nkandla Part 1 | 54226 | 210.92 | 17,424 | |
| Nkandla Part 2 | 54237 | 3.97 | 2,783 | |
| Nkandla Part 3 | 54238 | 44.61 | 12 | |
| 54227 | 10.77 | 893 | ||
| 54228 | 8.20 | 569 | ||
| 54229 | 56.28 | 804 | ||
| 54230 | 58.22 | 4,841 | ||
| 54231 | 11.45 | 926 | ||
| 54232 | 9.30 | 643 | ||
| 54233 | 37.58 | 3,598 | ||
| 54234 | 10.66 | 538 | ||
| 54235 | 14.18 | 489 | ||
| 54236 | 44.38 | 5,171 |
See main article: Nkandla Local Municipality elections. The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 3 August 2016 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of fifteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[7] [8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 20,150 | 20,368 | 40,518 | 54.0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 16,521 | 16,676 | 33,197 | 44.3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 337 | 255 | 592 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 301 | 252 | 553 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 169 | – | 169 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| Total | 37,478 | 37,551 | 75,029 | 100.0 | 14 | 13 | 27 | |
| Spoilt votes | 533 | 506 | 1,039 | |||||