Msunduzi Local Municipality
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Msunduzi Local Municipality
| Msunduzi | |
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| — Local municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 29°37′S 30°23′E / 29.617°S 30.383°ECoordinates: 29°37′S 30°23′E / 29.617°S 30.383°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMgungundlovu |
| Seat | Pietermaritzburg |
| Wards | 37 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor (2012-02)[1] | Mike Tarr (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 634 km2 (245 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[2][3][4] | |
| • Total | 616,733 |
| • Density | 972.8/km2 (2,520/sq mi) |
| • Households | 134,390 |
| Racial makeup (2007)[2] | |
| • Black African | 77.6% |
| • Coloured | 5.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 11.1% |
| • White | 5.7% |
| First languages (2001)[5] | |
| • Zulu | 73.3% |
| • English | 21.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.8% |
| • Xhosa | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | KZN225 |
Msunduzi Local Municipality is a local municipality in Umgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It encompasses the city of Pietermaritzburg, which is the capital of the KwaZulu-Natal province and the main economic hub of Umgungundlovu District Municipality.
Msunduzi Municipality is situated on the N3 highway at a junction of an industrial corridor (from Durban to Pietermaritzburg) and an agro-industrial corridor (stretching from Pietermaritzburg to Estcourt). On the regional scale, it is located at the cross section of the N3 corridor and the Greytown Road corridor to the north, a tourist route to Drakensberg and Kokstad Road to the south.[6]
The city of Pietermaritzburg is a provincial and national centre of educational excellence. Pietermaritzburg is a seat of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is home to several other institutions of higher learning. In addition, Pietermaritzburg is home to a host of private and government-owned institutions of primary and secondary education.[6] (See Educational Institutions of Pietermaritzburg.)
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Elections
The municipality is divided into 37 electoral wards.[7]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[8]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown | 51101 | 3.03 | 13,531 |
| Edendale | 51102 | 50.53 | 79,573 |
| Imbali | 51103 | 23.40 | 79,115 |
| Inadi | 51104 | 87.25 | 34,131 |
| Mafunze | 51105 | 60.55 | 36,186 |
| Mpumuza | 51106 | 97.56 | 55,260 |
| Nxamalala | 51108 | 12.94 | 14,417 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 51109 | 160.99 | 223,519 |
| Sobantu | 51110 | 1.07 | 8,155 |
| Wilgerfontein | 51111 | 0.43 | 1,073 |
| Ximba | 51112 | 5.51 | 2,947 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 51107 | 144.53 | 5,315 |
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, population group, gender and age group". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=agegrp_gender__popgrp&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+population+group%2C+gender+and+age+group&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Persons/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, type of main dwelling and population group of household". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Type_of_main_dwelling_municipalities&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+type+of+main+dwelling+and+population+group+of++household+head&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Households/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Census 2001 by municipalities, language, population group and gender.". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Database/South%20Africa/Population%20Census/Census%202001%20-%20NEW%20Demarcation%20boundaries%20as%20at%209%20December%202005/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons.asp. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b Integrated Development Plan - May 2009. Msunduzi Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
- ^ http://www.demarcation.org.za/ward_delimitation/FINAL/gz1/kzn/KZ225.htm
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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