Nongoma Local Municipality

Nongoma
Local municipality
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Location of Nongoma Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 27°55′S 31°39′E / 27.917°S 31.650°E / -27.917; 31.650
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Zululand
Seat	Nongoma
Wards	25
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Clifford Ndabandaba (NFP) (February 2023)
Area
• Total	2,182 km2 (842 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	194,908
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.5%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Zulu	96.5%
• Other	3.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN265

Nongoma Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wakwaNongoma) is a local municipality within the northeastern part of the Zululand District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is Zululand's second largest municipality in terms of population and the second largest in terms of area.^[3] It shares its name with the town of Nongoma, which serves as the seat of the municipality.

Nongoma is predominantly a rural municipality. It encompasses 363 settlements, only of which Nongoma has some urban characteristics. 98.34% of the population lives in rural areas. The level of education is low, as only 33% of the population has completed primary education and only 5.3% has an education up to Grade 12.^[4]