Umgungundlovu District Municipality

uMgungundlovu
Indlovu District
Official seal of uMgungundlovu
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 29°35′S 30°22′E / 29.583°S 30.367°E / -29.583; 30.367
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatPietermaritzburg
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorThobekile Maphumulo
Area
 • Total9,513 km2 (3,673 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,017,763
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African84.7%
 • Coloured2.0%
 • Indian/Asian6.7%
 • White6.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu76.4%
 • English15.3%
 • Xhosa1.9%
 • Sotho1.7%
 • Other4.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC22

uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22.

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