Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Area 2,214 km² Black african population 97.1% Native zulu speakers 92.1% | Wards 26 Municipal code KZN284 White population 1.5% Native english speakers 3.5% | |
Points of interest Dlinza Forest Nature R, Umlalazi Nature Reserve, Fort Nongqayi and Zulul, Vukani Museum, Dlinza Forest Aerial Bo | ||
uMlalazi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River.
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Map of Eshowe, South Africa
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
Politics
The municipal council consists of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.