Umtshezi Local Municipality

Umtshezi
Official seal of Umtshezi
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuThukela
SeatEstcourt
Wards9
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBongani Dlamini (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total1,972 km2 (761 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total83,153
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African90.2%
 • Coloured1.4%
 • Indian/Asian5.8%
 • White2.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu84.7%
 • English10.7%
 • Southern Ndebele1.2%
 • Afrikaans1.1%
 • Other2.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN234

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.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ South African Languages - Place names