uMlalazi | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | King Cetshwayo |
Seat | Eshowe |
Wards | 26 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Councillor T B Zulu |
Area | |
• Total | 2,214 km2 (855 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 223,140 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 97.1% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 1.5% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 92.1% |
• English | 3.5% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 3.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN284 |
uMlalazi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River.[4]