| uMgungundlovu | |
| Other Name: | Indlovu District |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -29.5833°N 52°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Pietermaritzburg |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | uMshwathi |
| P2: | uMngeni |
| P3: | Mpofana |
| P4: | Impendle |
| P5: | Msunduzi |
| P6: | Mkhambathini |
| P7: | Richmond |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Thobekile Maphumulo |
| Area Total Km2: | 9513 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1017763 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 84.7% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.0% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 6.7% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 6.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 76.4% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 15.3% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.9% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.7% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC22 |
uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22.
uMgungundlovu is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 618,536 | 60.77% | ||
| 106,374 | 10.46% | ||
| 92,710 | 9.11% | ||
| 65,793 | 6.46% | ||
| 63,142 | 6.20% | ||
| 38,103 | 3.75% | ||
| 33,105 | 3.25% |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 762,751 | 76.4% | ||
| 152,981 | 15.3% | ||
| 18,906 | 1.9% | ||
| 17,344 | 1.7% | ||
| 15,729 | 1.6% | ||
| 10,051 | 1.0% | ||
| 7,764 | 0.8% | ||
| 4,521 | 0.45% | ||
| 1,904 | 0.2% | ||
| 482 | 0.05% | ||
| 470 | 0.05% | ||
| 342 | 0.03% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 531,843 | 52.26% | |
| Male | 485,920 | 47.74% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 862,543 | 84.75% | |
| Indian/Asian | 68,029 | 6.68% | |
| White | 63,935 | 6.28% | |
| Coloured | 20,538 | 2.02% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 87 368 | 9.42% | |
| 005 - 009 | 98 509 | 10.62% | |
| 010 - 014 | 102 973 | 11.10% | |
| 015 - 019 | 104 574 | 11.27% | |
| 020 - 024 | 92 140 | 9.93% | |
| 025 - 029 | 87 922 | 9.48% | |
| 030 - 034 | 68 334 | 7.36% | |
| 035 - 039 | 61 487 | 6.63% | |
| 040 - 044 | 50 672 | 5.46% | |
| 045 - 049 | 43 148 | 4.65% | |
| 050 - 054 | 36 157 | 3.90% | |
| 055 - 059 | 25 434 | 2.74% | |
| 060 - 064 | 22 412 | 2.42% | |
| 065 - 069 | 15 980 | 1.72% | |
| 070 - 074 | 13 792 | 1.49% | |
| 075 - 079 | 8 079 | 0.87% | |
| 080 - 084 | 5 769 | 0.62% | |
| 085 - 089 | 1 834 | 0.20% | |
| 090 - 094 | 798 | 0.09% | |
| 095 - 099 | 321 | 0.03% | |
| 100 plus | 131 | 0.01% |
Election results for Umgungundlovu in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 181 753 | 64.68% | ||
| 46 687 | 16.62% | ||
| 30 910 | 11.00% | ||
| 6 085 | 2.17% | ||
| 3 531 | 1.26% | ||
| 3 450 | 1.23% | ||
| 2 106 | 0.75% | ||
| 1 723 | 0.61% | ||
| 848 | 0.30% | ||
| 673 | 0.24% | ||
| 627 | 0.22% | ||
| 530 | 0.19% | ||
| 363 | 0.13% | ||
| 362 | 0.13% | ||
| 286 | 0.10% | ||
| 214 | 0.08% | ||
| 209 | 0.07% | ||
| 206 | 0.07% | ||
| 200 | 0.07% | ||
| 154 | 0.05% | ||
| 74 | 0.03% | ||
| Total | 280 991 | 100.00% |