District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
uMkhanyakude
North Uthungulu
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Country
South Africa
Province
KwaZulu-Natal
Seat
Mkuze[1]
Local municipalities
List
uMhlabuyalingana
Jozini
Big Five False Bay
Hlabisa
Mtubatuba
Government
[2]
• 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)
[3]
• Black African
98.8%
• Coloured
0.2%
• Indian/Asian
0.2%
• White
0.7%
First languages (2011)
[3]
• Zulu
94.6%
• English
1.7%
• Southern Ndebele
1.2%
• Other
2.5%
Time zone
UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code
DC27
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.
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.
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^"Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ abc"Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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