List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

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KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that is divided, for local government purposes, into one metropolitan municipality (the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality) and ten district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into forty-three local municipalities.

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In the following map, the district and metropolitan municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.

Map of KwaZulu-Natal with municipalities named and districts shaded (2016).svg

District and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeSeatArea
(km2) [1] 		Population
(2016) [2] 		Pop. density
(per km2)
Amajuba District Municipality DC25 Newcastle 7,102531,32774.8
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ETH Durban 2,5563,702,2311,448.5
Harry Gwala District Municipality DC43 Ixopo 10,386510,86549.2
iLembe District Municipality DC29 KwaDukuza 3,269657,612201.2
King Cetshwayo District Municipality DC28 Richards Bay 8,213971,135118.2
Ugu District Municipality DC21 Port Shepstone 4,791753,336157.2
uMgungundlovu District Municipality DC22 Pietermaritzburg 9,6021,095,865114.1
uMkhanyakude District Municipality DC27 Mkuze 13,855689,09049.7
uMzinyathi District Municipality DC24 Dundee 8,652554,88264.1
uThukela District Municipality DC23 Ladysmith 11,134706,58863.5
Zululand District Municipality DC26 Ulundi 14,799892,31060.3

Local and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeDistrictSeatArea
(km2) [1] 		Population
(2022) [3] 		Pop. density
(per km2)
Abaqulusi Local Municipality KZN263Zululand Vryheid 4,314247,26357.3
Alfred Duma Local Municipality KZN238Uthukela Ladysmith 3,764415,036110.3
Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality KZN276Umkhanyakude Hlabisa 3,466131,75537.97
Dannhauser Local Municipality KZN254Amajuba Dannhauser 1,707142,75083.61
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality KZN436Harry Gwala Creighton 3,602128,56535.69
eDumbe Local Municipality KZN261Zululand Paulpietersburg 1,94396,73549.79
eMadlangeni Local Municipality KZN253Amajuba Utrecht 3,53936,94810.44
Endumeni Local Municipality KZN241Umzinyathi Dundee 1,610100,08562.16
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ETH Durban 2,5564,239,9011,659
Greater Kokstad Local Municipality KZN433Harry Gwala Kokstad 2,68081,67630.48
Impendle Local Municipality KZN224uMgungundlovu Impendle 1,61036,64822.77
Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality KZN237Uthukela Estcourt 3,399230,92467.95
Johannes Phumani Phungula Local Municipality KZN434Harry Gwala Ixopo 1,669133,03279.67
Jozini Local Municipality KZN272Umkhanyakude Jozini 3,442199,15357.92
KwaDukuza Local Municipality KZN292iLembe KwaDukuza 735324,912439.1
Mandeni Local Municipality KZN291iLembe Mandeni 545180,939326.1
Maphumulo Local Municipality KZN294iLembe Maphumulo 896110,983123.9
Mkhambathini Local Municipality KZN226uMgungundlovu Camperdown 86861,66071.00
Mpofana Local Municipality KZN223uMgungundlovu Mooi River 1,75733,38219.02
Msinga Local Municipality KZN244Umzinyathi Tugela Ferry 2,375206,00186.73
Msunduzi Local Municipality KZN225uMgungundlovu Pietermaritzburg 751817,7251,089
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality KZN285King Cetshwayo Melmoth 1,63999,28960.59
Mtubatuba Local Municipality KZN275Umkhanyakude Mtubatuba 1,970215,869109.6
Ndwedwe Local Municipality KZN293iLembe Ndwedwe 1,093165,826153.7
Newcastle Local Municipality KZN252Amajuba Newcastle 1,856507,710273.6
Nkandla Local Municipality KZN286King Cetshwayo Nkandla 1,828108,89659.58
Nongoma Local Municipality KZN265Zululand Nongoma 2,182225,278103.2
Nqutu Local Municipality KZN242Umzinyathi Nquthu 1,962201,133102.5
Okhahlamba Local Municipality KZN235Uthukela Bergville 3,971143,13236.04
Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality KZN216Ugu Port Shepstone 1,487362,134243.5
Richmond Local Municipality KZN227uMgungundlovu Richmond 1,23162,75450.96
Ulundi Local Municipality KZN266Zululand Ulundi 3,250221,97768.29
uMdoni Local Municipality KZN212Ugu Scottburgh 994156,443158.1
uMfolozi Local Municipality KZN281King Cetshwayo KwaMbonambi 1,300159,668122.8
uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality KZN271Umkhanyakude Kwangwanase 4,977191,66038.51
uMhlathuze Local Municipality KZN282King Cetshwayo Richards Bay 1,233412,075334.2
uMlalazi Local Municipality KZN284King Cetshwayo Eshowe 2,214241,416109.0
uMngeni Local Municipality KZN222uMgungundlovu Howick 1,520105,06969.09
uMshwathi Local Municipality KZN221uMgungundlovu Wartburg 1,866118,47863.50
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality KZN214Ugu Harding 1,089115,780106.3
Umvoti Local Municipality KZN245Umzinyathi Greytown 2,705142,04252.52
Umzimkhulu Local Municipality KZN435Harry Gwala Umzimkhulu 2,436220,62090.58
Umzumbe Local Municipality KZN213Ugu Mtwalume 1,221139,045113.6
uPhongolo Local Municipality KZN262Zululand Pongola 3,110151,54148.73

Former municipalities

These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.

NameCodeDissolvedFate
Ezinqoleni Local Municipality KZN2153 August 2016Merged to create Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality
Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality KZN2163 August 2016
Vulamehlo Local Municipality KZN2113 August 2016Annexed by eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and Umdoni Local Municipality
Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality KZN2323 August 2016Merged to create Alfred Duma Local Municipality
Indaka Local Municipality KZN2333 August 2016
Umtshezi Local Municipality KZN2343 August 2016Merged to create Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality
Imbabazane Local Municipality KZN2363 August 2016
Big 5 False Bay Local Municipality KZN2733 August 2016Merged to create Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
Hlabisa Local Municipality KZN2743 August 2016
Ntambanana Local Municipality KZN2833 August 2016Annexed by Mthonjaneni, uMfolozi and uMhlathuze Local Municipalities
Ingwe Local Municipality KZN4313 August 2016Merged to create Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality
Kwa Sani Local Municipality KZN4323 August 2016

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  2. ↑ "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "KwaZulu-Natal (Province, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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