List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal explained

KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa 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.

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

District and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeSeatArea
(km2)[1] 		Population
(2016)[2] 		Pop. density
(per km2)
Amajuba District MunicipalityDC25Newcastle7,102531,32774.8
eThekwini Metropolitan MunicipalityETHDurban2,5563,702,2311,448.5
Harry Gwala District MunicipalityDC43Ixopo10,386510,86549.2
iLembe District MunicipalityDC29KwaDukuza3,269657,612201.2
King Cetshwayo District MunicipalityDC28Richards Bay8,213971,135118.2
Ugu District MunicipalityDC21Port Shepstone4,791753,336157.2
uMgungundlovu District MunicipalityDC22Pietermaritzburg9,6021,095,865114.1
uMkhanyakude District MunicipalityDC27Mkuze13,855689,09049.7
uMzinyathi District MunicipalityDC24Dundee8,652554,88264.1
uThukela District MunicipalityDC23Ladysmith11,134706,58863.5
Zululand District MunicipalityDC26Ulundi14,799892,31060.3

Local and metropolitan municipalities

 NameCodeDistrictSeatArea
(km2)		Population
(2022)[3] 		Pop. density
(per km2)
Abaqulusi Local MunicipalityKZN263ZululandVryheid4,314247,26357.3
Alfred Duma Local MunicipalityKZN238UthukelaLadysmith3,764415,036110.3
Big Five Hlabisa Local MunicipalityKZN276UmkhanyakudeHlabisa3,466131,75537.97
Dannhauser Local MunicipalityKZN254AmajubaDannhauser1,707142,75083.61
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local MunicipalityKZN436Harry GwalaCreighton3,602128,56535.69
eDumbe Local MunicipalityKZN261ZululandPaulpietersburg1,94396,73549.79
eMadlangeni Local MunicipalityKZN253AmajubaUtrecht3,53936,94810.44
Endumeni Local MunicipalityKZN241UmzinyathiDundee1,610100,08562.16
eThekwini Metropolitan MunicipalityETHDurban2,5564,239,9011,659
Greater Kokstad Local MunicipalityKZN433Harry GwalaKokstad2,68081,67630.48
Impendle Local MunicipalityKZN224uMgungundlovuImpendle1,61036,64822.77
Inkosi Langalibalele Local MunicipalityKZN237UthukelaEstcourt3,399230,92467.95
Jozini Local MunicipalityKZN272UmkhanyakudeJozini3,442199,15357.92
KwaDukuza Local MunicipalityKZN292iLembeKwaDukuza735324,912439.1
Mandeni Local MunicipalityKZN291iLembeMandeni545180,939326.1
Maphumulo Local MunicipalityKZN294iLembeMaphumulo896110,983123.9
Mkhambathini Local MunicipalityKZN226uMgungundlovuCamperdown86861,66071.00
Mpofana Local MunicipalityKZN223uMgungundlovuMooi River1,75733,38219.02
Msinga Local MunicipalityKZN244UmzinyathiTugela Ferry2,375206,00186.73
Msunduzi Local MunicipalityKZN225uMgungundlovuPietermaritzburg751817,7251,089
Mthonjaneni Local MunicipalityKZN285King CetshwayoMelmoth1,63999,28960.59
Mtubatuba Local MunicipalityKZN275UmkhanyakudeMtubatuba1,970215,869109.6
Ndwedwe Local MunicipalityKZN293iLembeNdwedwe1,093165,826153.7
Newcastle Local MunicipalityKZN252AmajubaNewcastle1,856507,710273.6
Nkandla Local MunicipalityKZN286King CetshwayoNkandla1,828108,89659.58
Nongoma Local MunicipalityKZN265ZululandNongoma2,182225,278103.2
Nqutu Local MunicipalityKZN242UmzinyathiNquthu1,962201,133102.5
Okhahlamba Local MunicipalityKZN235UthukelaBergville3,971143,13236.04
Ray Nkonyeni Local MunicipalityKZN216UguPort Shepstone1,487362,134243.5
Richmond Local MunicipalityKZN227uMgungundlovuRichmond1,23162,75450.96
Ubuhlebezwe Local MunicipalityKZN434Harry GwalaIxopo1,669133,03279.67
Ulundi Local MunicipalityKZN266ZululandUlundi3,250221,97768.29
uMdoni Local MunicipalityKZN212UguScottburgh994156,443158.1
uMfolozi Local MunicipalityKZN281King CetshwayoKwaMbonambi1,300159,668122.8
uMhlabuyalingana Local MunicipalityKZN271UmkhanyakudeKwangwanase4,977191,66038.51
uMhlathuze Local MunicipalityKZN282King CetshwayoRichards Bay1,233412,075334.2
uMlalazi Local MunicipalityKZN284King CetshwayoEshowe2,214241,416109.0
uMngeni Local MunicipalityKZN222uMgungundlovuHowick1,520105,06969.09
uMshwathi Local MunicipalityKZN221uMgungundlovuWartburg1,866118,47863.50
uMuziwabantu Local MunicipalityKZN214UguHarding1,089115,780106.3
Umvoti Local MunicipalityKZN245UmzinyathiGreytown2,705142,04252.52
Umzimkhulu Local MunicipalityKZN435Harry GwalaUmzimkhulu2,436220,62090.58
Umzumbe Local MunicipalityKZN213UguMtwalume1,221139,045113.6
uPhongolo Local MunicipalityKZN262ZululandPongola3,110151,54148.73

Former municipalities

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

NameCodeDissolvedFate
KZN215 3 August 2016 Merged to create Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality
KZN216 3 August 2016
KZN211 3 August 2016 Annexed by eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and Umdoni Local Municipality
KZN232 3 August 2016 Merged to create Alfred Duma Local Municipality
KZN233 3 August 2016
KZN234 3 August 2016 Merged to create Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality
KZN236 3 August 2016
KZN273 3 August 2016 Merged to create Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
KZN274 3 August 2016
KZN283 3 August 2016 Annexed by Mthonjaneni, uMfolozi and uMhlathuze Local Municipalities
KZN431 3 August 2016 Merged to create Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality
KZN432 3 August 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Boundaries . Shapefile . . 2016 .
  2. Web site: Community Survey 2016 . Data file . . 2016 . 2017-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920075115/http://interactive2.statssa.gov.za/webapi/ . 2018-09-20 . dead .
  3. Web site: KwaZulu-Natal (Province, South Africa) . Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . 2022-02-02 . 2024-08-09.

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