Umkhanyakude District Municipality
District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The uMkhanyakude District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase 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 inhabitants spoke isiZulu as of 2001. The district code is DC27.
uMkhanyakude
North Uthungulu | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Seat | Mkuze[1] |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Cllr.Solomon Mkhombo |
Area | |
• Total | 12,821 km2 (4,950 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• 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 | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC27 |
The municipality is named after the yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning "seen from afar" in isiZulu. 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–iMfolozi, Ndumu and Tembe Elephant Park.
It is one of the two most deprived districts in South Africa according to the District Health Barometer, in terms of unemployment rates, access to piped water and electricity, female-headed households with high numbers of children and low education levels.