Umzimkhulu (Parish)
Umzimkhulu Umzimkhulu (Municipality) Local Municipality |
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Country | South Africa | |
province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
District | Harry Gwala | |
Seat | Umzimkhulu | |
surface | 2436 km² | |
Residents | 180,302 (October 2011) | |
density | 74 inhabitants per km² | |
key | KZN435 | |
ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | |
Website | www.umzimkhululm.gov.za (English) | |
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mayor | Mphuthumi Mpabanga |
Coordinates: 30 ° 16 ' S , 29 ° 56' E
Umzimkhulu ( English Umzimkhulu Local Municipality ) is a municipality in the South African district of Harry Gwala , KwaZulu-Natal . The administrative seat of the municipality is the city of the same name, Umzimkhulu . The congregation is currently chaired by Mphuthumi Mpabanga.
The name Umzimkhulu comes from the isiZulu - and isiXhosa - word for "big house".
The parish has only been part of the Harry Gwala district since the beginning of 2006 . Until then, Umzimkhulu belonged to the Eastern Cape . This restructuring brought with it some difficulties in terms of infrastructure, as the population in the district almost doubled as a result of the incorporation.
The parish is located in the historic region of Griqualand East . It is surrounded by the Umzimkhulu rivers in the south and the Umkhomazi in the north. In the vicinity are the cities of Ixopo in the east, Underberg in the north , Matatiele in the west and Kokstad and Harding in the south .
places
- Rietvlei
- Umzimkhulu (or uMzimkhulu)
population
In 2011 the community had 180,302 inhabitants. 99.3% of them were black.
First language was 47.1% isiZulu , 46.1% isiXhosa , 1.6% English and 0.7% isiNdebele .
Web links
- Side of the community. on www.umzimkhululm.gov.za (English)
- The Local Government Handbook: uMzimkhulu Local Municipality (KZN435) . on www.localgovernment.co.za (English)
- KwaZulu-Natal Top Business Portfolio: Umzimkhulu Local Municipality - A Great Place . on www.kzntopbusiness.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities
- ↑ "Umzimkhulu community pleads for Mbeki's help" Daily News from October 23, 2006 ( Memento of the original from December 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) 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. ; Accessed December 22, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=993&id=umzimkhulu-municipality