Impendle Municipality () is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. During the 18th century, the Griquas ("Abatwas") used to hide in the mountain in the area because they were accused of stealing livestock from the farmers who decided to fight the Griquas in order to protect their livestock. The Griquas used war spears, and this conflict was called "an outside war", i.e. or . South African Languages - Place names
The municipality is extremely diverse in its topography, climate and soils, and has a rich and complex natural environment. High-density settlements occur around Impendle, in villages such as Gomane, KwaNovuka, Similobha and Kamensi.KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Impendle Municipality
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Batlokoa 5100113.14675 Impendle Part 1 5100520.391,562 Impendle Part 2 510061.25238 Nxamalala 51003234.1728,661 Polela 510042.53189 Remainder of the municipality 51002674.082,255
Politics
The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20120330155717/http://impendle.local.gov.za/