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Umzinyathi District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
8,589 km²

Black african population
  
96.6%

Native english speakers
  
3.1%

Seat
  
Dundee

Municipal code
  
DC24

White population
  
1.4%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
1%

Province
  
KwaZulu-Natal

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Local municipalities
  
ListEndumeniNquthuMsingaUmvoti

Points of interest
  
Talana Museum, Greytown battlefield route, Dundee Golf Club, The Ncome Museum, Bloedrivier Monument

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

Contents

Map of (South) Umzinyathi DC, South Africa

Neighbours

Umzinyathi is surrounded by:

  • Amajuba in the north (DC25)
  • Zululand in the north-east (DC26)
  • uThungulu in the east (DC28)
  • iLembe in the south-east (DC29)
  • uMgungundlovu in the south-west (DC22)
  • Uthukela in the west (DC23)

    • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

    Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 224 263 [49.13% of total population]
  • Total votes: 122 689 [26.88% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 54.71% votes as a % of population 18 and over

    • References

    Umzinyathi District Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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