uMhlathuze Local Municipality
uMhlathuze | |
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Seal | |
Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | King Cetshwayo |
| Seat | Richards Bay |
| Wards | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Xolani Ngwezi (IFP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Christo Botha (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 793 km2 (306 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 412,075 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 87.7% |
| • Coloured | 0.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.7% |
| • White | 7.5% |
| First languages (2022) | |
| • Zulu | 61.3% |
| • English | 19.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 15.1% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN282 |
uMhlathuze Local Municipality is an administrative area in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mhlatuze River.
The municipality was enlarged at the time of the South African municipal election, 2016 when part of the disbanded Ntambanana Local Municipality was merged into it.