Umkhanyakude District Municipality
uMkhanyakude
North Uthungulu | |
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Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Mkuze |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr.Solomon Mkhombo |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,821 km2 (4,950 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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 |
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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.