uMngeni Local Municipality
uMngeni | |
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Seal | |
Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMgungundlovu |
| Seat | Howick |
| Wards | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Chris Pappas (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sandile Mnikathi (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,567 km2 (605 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 105,069 |
| • Density | 67.05/km2 (173.7/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 66.7% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 7.6% |
| • White | 22.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 64.3% |
| • English | 25.5% |
| • Sotho | 3.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% |
| • Other | 4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN222 |
uMngeni Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mngeni) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMngeni River that runs through the municipal area.