Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality
Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality was a municipality in the Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is accessible from the N3 and N11 national highways.
Emnambithi/Ladysmith | |
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Local municipality | |
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Location of Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°47′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uThukela |
| Seat | Ladysmith |
| Wards | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mrs D. C. P. Mazibuko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,965 km2 (1,145 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 237,437 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.4% |
| • White | 2.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 86.2% |
| • English | 7.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.2% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN232 |
The town of Ladysmith is the economic hub of the municipality; it accommodates the municipal offices, major schools, main police station and magistrates court, as well as a variety of commercial, industrial, and retail outlets.
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Alfred Duma Local Municipality.
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