Back Umzumbe Plaaslike Munisipaliteit Afrikaans Umzumbe (munisipyo sa Habagatang Aprika) CEB Umzumbe Local Municipality German Municipalità locale di Umzumbe Italian Umzumbe Dutch Umzumbe Komunie, Sud Afrika NOV Mmušôgaê wa Umzumbe NSO Umzumbe (gmina) Polish UMasipala wase Mzumbe Zulu
Umzumbe | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Seat | Mtwalume |
| Wards | 19 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Londolo Zungu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 160,975 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 95.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.0% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | KZN213 |
Umzumbe Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Mzumbe) is a local municipality within the Ugu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the Umzumbe River.[3] Towns within the municipal boundaries include Friedenau, KwaDweshula, St Faith’s, and Umzumbe.[4]
Income levels in the municipality are very low, and reflect a situation of acute impoverishment. Almost 60% of all households have an income of less than R500 per month. Households rely for survival on pension and other welfare grants, migrant remittances, informal earnings and casual employment wages.[5]
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- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ "Umzumbe Local Municipality Contact Details". Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Home. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - Umzumbe Municipality