Mandeni Local Municipality
Mandeni | |
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Seal | |
Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | iLembe |
| Seat | Mandeni |
| Wards | 17 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Thabani Phiwayinkosi Mdlalose |
| Area | |
• Total | 545 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 138,078 |
| • Density | 253/km2 (656/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
| • White | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 89.9% |
| • English | 4.6% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN291 |
Mandeni Local Municipality (formerly eNdondakusuka Local Municipality) is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Manufacturing, elementary work and plant and machine work are the highest non-farming categories of labour. Mandeni includes substantial areas of commercial agriculture, with the bulk of these areas under sugar-cane. Agriculture is the main employment sector in the area.