UMngeni Local Municipality

uMngeni
Official seal of uMngeni
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMgungundlovu
SeatHowick
Wards13
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorChris Pappas (DA)
 • Deputy MayorSandile Mnikathi (DA)
Area
 • Total
1,567 km2 (605 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
105,069
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African66.7%
 • Coloured2.3%
 • Indian/Asian7.6%
 • White22.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu64.3%
 • English25.5%
 • Sotho3.8%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • Other4.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN222

uMngeni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mngeni) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMngeni River that runs through the municipal area.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "uMngeni (Local Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names