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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Ixopo |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Z D Nxumalo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,547 km2 (4,072 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 461,419 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 62.7% |
| • Xhosa | 28.6% |
| • English | 3.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.3% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC43 |
The Harry Gwala District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase Harry Gwala; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Harry Gwala), formerly the Sisonke District Municipality, is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat is Ixopo. The majority of its 298,392 inhabitants spoke isiZulu as of 2011. The district code is DC43. The district's name was changed in November 2015 in honor of African National Congress leader Harry Gwala.
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.