Jozini Local Municipality

Jozini Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Jozini) is a local municipality within the Umkhanyakude District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Significant portions of the municipality have been neglected in terms of economic development. There is a great disparity between the level of service and infrastructure provision between settlement nodes, such as the towns of Mkuze and Jozini, and the surrounding rural areas. Most of the rural area is associated with a lack of development, poverty and poor service provision.

Jozini
Local municipality
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMkhanyakude
SeatJozini
Wards23
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorMfananaye Mathe (IFP)
Area
  Total3,442 km2 (1,329 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total186,502
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African99.2%
  Coloured0.1%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White0.3%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu95.1%
  English1.2%
  Southern Ndebele1.1%
  Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN272
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