UMdoni Local Municipality

Umdoni
Official seal of Umdoni
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
SeatScottburgh
Wards19
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorSibongile Khathi
Area
 • Total252 km2 (97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total78,875
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African76.7%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian13.3%
 • White8.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu67.0%
 • English23.0%
 • Xhosa4.9%
 • Afrikaans2.4%
 • Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN212

uMdoni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mdoni) is a local municipality within the Ugu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. uMdoni is the isiZulu name for the indigenous forest waterberry (Syzygium gerrardii) plant.[3]

  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