Umzinyathi District Municipality
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Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Dundee |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mbangiseni Shadrack Yengwa |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,589 km2 (3,316 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 510,838 |
| • Density | 59.48/km2 (154.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
| • White | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 91.0% |
| • English | 3.1% |
| • Sotho | 2.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC24 |
The Umzinyathi District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase Umzinyathi) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Dundee. As of 2011, a majority of its 456,452 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC24