Umtshezi | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uThukela |
Seat | Estcourt |
Wards | 9 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Bongani Dlamini (African National Congress) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,972 km2 (761 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 83,153 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 90.2% |
• Coloured | 1.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 5.8% |
• White | 2.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 84.7% |
• English | 10.7% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
• Afrikaans | 1.1% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | KZN234 |
Umtshezi Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. uMtshezi is an isiZulu name word for Bushman or San. The name uMtshezi refers to the Bushman River.[3] After municipal elections on 3 August 2016, it was merged into the larger Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality.