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Ezinqoleni Local Municipality
Former local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ezinqoleni Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
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Ezinqoleni | |
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![]() Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Seat | Izingolweni |
Wards | 6 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Makhosezwe Amon Mpisi |
Area | |
• Total | 648 km2 (250 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 52,540 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.7% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 95.2% |
• Xhosa | 1.7% |
• English | 1.1% |
• Other | 2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN215 |
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Ezinqoleni is an isiZulu name word meaning "at the wagons". Traffic in the early days was by wagon drawn by donkeys and post carts drawn by mules.[3]
There is an acute shortage of basic services and facilities, housing, and employment.[4]
After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.