Imbabazane
Local municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°00′S 29°53′E / 29.000°S 29.883°E / -29.000; 29.883
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uThukela
Seat	Ntabamhlophe, Estcourt
Wards	13
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Hlanganani Dlamini
Area
• Total	1,426 km2 (551 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	113,073
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	99.5%
• Coloured	0.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Zulu	95.4%
• English	1.5%
• Southern Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	1.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	KZN236

Imbabazane Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Imbabazane is the name of an African tree.^[3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016 it was merged into the larger Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[4]

Politics

The municipal council consisted of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority; the African National Congress won twelve seats, the National Freedom Party seven, and the Inkatha Freedom Party five. The ANC and NFP formed a coalition to govern the municipality. The following table shows the results of the election.^[5][6]