Vulamehlo Local Municipality
Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vulamehlo Local Municipality was a local municipality in Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. It was located south of the eThekwini municipality and bordered by uMdoni to the east, Mkhambathini and Richmond to the north and Ubuhlebezwe to the west. There is an almost equal split of land between commercial agriculture and traditional settlement areas. 48% of the area is held under communal ownership through traditional authorities; the balance of the area is privately owned, except for Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, which is managed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife.[3] In 2016 the municipality was divided between eThekwini and uMdoni.
Vulamehlo | |
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Coordinates: 30°13′S 30°36′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Seat | Scottburgh |
Wards | 10 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | W.T. Dube |
Area | |
• Total | 960 km2 (370 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 77,403 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.9% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 94.6% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN211 |