Umgungundlovu District Municipality

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.

Geography

Neighbours

uMgungundlovu is surrounded by:

• eThekwini to the southeast (Durban)
• iLembe to the east (DC29)
• Sisonke to the southwest (DC43)
• Ugu to the south (DC21)
• Umzinyathi to the north (DC24)
• Uthukela to the northwest (DC23)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Umgungundlovu in the South African general election, 2004.

• Population 18 and over: 575 772 [62.06% of total population]
• Total votes: 280 991 [30.28% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 48.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board

References

External links

• Umgungundlovu DM Official Website (under construction)