Richmond Local Municipality

Richmond
Official seal of Richmond
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMgungundlovu
SeatRichmond
Wards7
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBonginkosi Ngcongo
Area
 • Total1,256 km2 (485 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total65,793
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African95.2%
 • Coloured0.9%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White2.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu86.3%
 • English5.2%
 • Xhosa2.6%
 • Sotho2.2%
 • Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN227

Richmond Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Richmond) is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Richmond was named after the Earl of Richmond, father in law of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Governor of the Cape from 1844 to 1847.[4]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names

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