uMlalazi
| uMlalazi uMlalazi Local Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | King Cetshwayo | |
| Seat | Eshowe | |
| surface | 2300 km² | |
| Residents | 213,601 (October 2011) | |
| density | 93 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | KZN284 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | |
| Website | www.umlalazi.gov.za (English) | |
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| mayor | TB Zulu | |
Coordinates: 28 ° 54 ′ S , 31 ° 28 ′ E
uMlalazi (also Umlalazi ; English uMlalazi Local Municipality ) is a municipality in the South African district of King Cetshwayo in the province of KwaZulu-Natal . The name of the community can be derived from the isiZulu word lalazi (German "sharpen"). The administrative seat of the municipality is Eshowe . Mzaneno Magwaza is the mayor.
The parish covers an area of approximately 2300 square kilometers. Thus uMlalazi is one of the largest municipalities in South Africa.
The area of the municipality is rural. The main places are Eshowe, KwaGingindlovu and Mtunzini . The uMlalazi river flows through the territory of the municipality. Furthermore, the Eshlazi Reservoir and the Phobane Lake are located in uMlalazi.
Since the community has the highest amount of rainfall in South Africa, the region is ideal for growing sugar cane and citrus fruits.
population
In 2011 the community had 213,601 inhabitants. 97.1% of these were black, 1.5% white, 0.7% Indian or Asian and 0.6% colored .
First language was 91.9% isiZulu , 3.5% English, 1.3% isiNdebele and 0.9 % Afrikaans .
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (English)
- The Local Government Handbook: uMlalazi Local Municipality (KZN284) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- Top Business Portfolio: uMlalazi Local Municipality . on www.kzntopbusiness.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b South African Language - Place Names ( English ) Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ Contact information: Umlalazi Local Municipality ( English ) Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ Table 1.3: Population by district council and local municipal area, KwaZulu-Natal, 2001 ( English ) In: Provincial Profile 2004 - KwaZulu-Natal . Statistics South Africa. P. 23f. 2004. Accessed on February 16, 2010. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=umlalazi-municipality
