Back Msunduzi Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Мсундузи Bulgarian The Msunduzi CEB Msunduzi Local Municipality German Msunduzi French Municipalità locale di Msunduzi Italian ムスンドゥジ Japanese Msunduzi Dutch Li Msunduzi Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Msunduzi NSO
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.svg) Location of Msunduzi Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 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 | (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 634 km2 (245 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 618,536 |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 81.1% |
| • Coloured | 2.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 9.8% |
| • White | 6.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 72.4% |
| • English | 19.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.9% |
| • Xhosa | 1.9% |
| • Other | 4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN225 |
Msunduzi Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Msunduzi) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It encompasses the city of Pietermaritzburg, which is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal and the main economic hub of the 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 the Drakensberg, and Kokstad Road to the south.[3]
The city of Pietermaritzburg is a provincial and national centre of education. 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.[3]
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ a b Integrated Development Plan - May 2009. Msunduzi Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.