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UMkhanyakude District Municipality

uMkhanyakude
North Uthungulu
District municipality
Official seal of uMkhanyakude
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Seat Mkuze
Local municipalities
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor S.J. Vilane
Area
 • Total 12,821 km2 (4,950 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 625,846
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 98.8%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu 94.6%
 • English 1.7%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.2%
 • Other 2.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC27

uMkhanyakude is the northernmost of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Mkuze. It is a very rural district, the largest town being Mtubatuba in the south, with Hluhluwe, Mkuze, Jozini, Kwangwanase and Ingwavuma further to the north. The majority of its 573,353 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC27.

uMkhanyakude is named after the yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning “seen from afar”. It contains many areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the St Lucia greater wetland park, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay. Game parks include Hluhluwe-Umfolozi, Ndumu and Tembe Elephant Park.

It is one of the two most deprived districts in South Africa according to the District Health Barometer. “Deprivation” is defined as a combination of indicators including unemployment rates, access to piped water and electricity, female-headed households with high numbers of children and low education levels, according to the Health Systems Trust which produces the Barometer.

uMkhanyakude is surrounded by:

The district contains the following local municipalities:

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

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

Coordinates: 27°37′S 32°02′E / 27.617°S 32.033°E / -27.617; 32.033


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