Umzumbe Local Municipality

Umzumbe
Official seal of Umzumbe
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatMtwalume
Wards19
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLondolo Zungu
Area
 • Total1,259 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total160,975
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.6%
 • Coloured0.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu95.9%
 • Southern Ndebele1.0%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN213

Umzumbe Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mzumbe) is a local municipality within the Ugu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the Umzumbe River.[3] Towns within the municipal boundaries include Friedenau, KwaDweshula, St Faith’s, and Umzumbe.[4]

Income levels in the municipality are very low, and reflect a situation of acute impoverishment. Almost 60% of all households have an income of less than R500 per month. Households rely for survival on pension and other welfare grants, migrant remittances, informal earnings and casual employment wages.[5]

  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
  4. ^ "Umzumbe Local Municipality Contact Details". Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Home. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzumbe Municipality