Maphumulo Local Municipality

Maphumulo Local Municipality
—  Local municipality  —
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	iLembe District
Seat	Maphumulo
Area
- Total	896 km2 (345.9 sq mi)
Population (2007)[1]
- Total	109,157
- Density	121.8/km2 (315.5/sq mi)
- Households	19,934
Racial makeup[2] (2007)
- Black African	100.0%
- White	0.00%
- Coloured	0.00%
- Indian or Asian	0.00%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	KZN294

Maphumulo Local Municipality is an administrative area in the iLembe District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Maphumulo is an isiZulu name meaning "place of rest".^[3]

The municipality is predominantly rural, comprising mostly tribal land, which is administered by the Ingonyama Trust on behalf of local communities.^[4] Sugar-cane cultivation is the predominant economic activity and land use in the municipality. Subsistence agricultural activities in the form of small cropping areas attached to traditional family units dominate land usage.^[4]

The only major town in the municipality is Maphumulo.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
2. ^ "Community Survey 2007 interactive data". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/community_new/content.asp?link=interactivedata.asp. Retrieved 19 October 2009. 
3. ^ South African Languages - Place names
4. ^ ^{a b} KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Maphumulo Municipality
5. ^ Provincial Profile 2004, KwaZulu-Natal, Statistics South Africa

Coordinates: 29°09′00″S 31°03′58″E / 29.15°S 31.06611°E / -29.15; 31.06611