uMzinyathi | ||
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District municipality | ||
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Location in South Africa |
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Country | South Africa | |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Seat | Dundee | |
Local municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Mbangiseni Shadrack Yengwa | |
Area | ||
• Total | 8,589 km2 (3,316 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 510,838 | |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 96.6% | |
• Coloured | 0.5% | |
• Indian/Asian | 1.3% | |
• White | 1.4% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Zulu | 91.0% | |
• English | 3.1% | |
• Sotho | 2.3% | |
• Afrikaans | 1.0% | |
• Other | 2.6% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC24 |
uMzinyathi is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of uMzinyathi is Dundee. The majority of its 456 452 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC24
Umzinyathi is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Umzinyathi in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 28°10′S 30°13′E / 28.167°S 30.217°E