Nquthu Municipality () is a local municipality within the Umzinyathi District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. is an isiZulu word meaning "the back of the head". South African Languages - Place names
Isandlwana is the site of a historic Anglo-Zulu War battle that took place on 22 January 1879, and is a well known tourist destination worldwide.KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Nquthu Municipality
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Buthanani 5200188.209,050 Emandleni 52002250.768,877 Godide 5200346.002,191 Hlatshwayo 5200449.505,135 Khiphinkunzi 52005168.7126,233 Mangidini 5200639.482,963 Mbokodwebomvu 5200781.096,083 Molefe 52008547.5561,029 Nondweni 520097.617,173 Nquthu 5201040.698,113 Vulindlela 5201194.344,335 Zondi 5201240.033,834
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 1 November 2021 the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of nineteen seats.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
References
External links http://www.nquthu.gov.za/