List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa is divided, for local government purposes, into one metropolitan municipality (the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality) and ten district municipalities. The district municipalities are in turn divided into forty-three local municipalities.

In the following map, the district and metropolitan municipalities are labelled in capital letters and shaded in various different colours.

Map of the municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

District and metropolitan municipalities

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  Name Code Seat Area
(km2)[1]
Population
(2016)[2]
Pop. density
(per km2)
Amajuba District Municipality DC25 Newcastle 7,102 531,327 74.8
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ETH Durban 2,556 3,702,231 1,448.5
Harry Gwala District Municipality DC43 Ixopo 10,386 510,865 49.2
iLembe District Municipality DC29 KwaDukuza 3,269 657,612 201.2
King Cetshwayo District Municipality DC28 Richards Bay 8,213 971,135 118.2
Ugu District Municipality DC21 Port Shepstone 4,791 753,336 157.2
uMgungundlovu District Municipality DC22 Pietermaritzburg 9,602 1,095,865 114.1
uMkhanyakude District Municipality DC27 Mkuze 13,855 689,090 49.7
uMzinyathi District Municipality DC24 Dundee 8,652 554,882 64.1
uThukela District Municipality DC23 Ladysmith 11,134 706,588 63.5
Zululand District Municipality DC26 Ulundi 14,799 892,310 60.3

Local and metropolitan municipalities

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  Name Code District Seat Area
(km2)[1]
Population
(2022)[3]
Pop. density
(per km2)
Abaqulusi Local Municipality KZN263 Zululand Vryheid 4,314 247,263 57.3
Alfred Duma Local Municipality KZN238 Uthukela Ladysmith 3,764 415,036 110.3
Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality KZN276 Umkhanyakude Hlabisa 3,466 131,755 37.97
Dannhauser Local Municipality KZN254 Amajuba Dannhauser 1,707 142,750 83.61
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality KZN436 Harry Gwala Creighton 3,602 128,565 35.69
eDumbe Local Municipality KZN261 Zululand Paulpietersburg 1,943 96,735 49.79
eMadlangeni Local Municipality KZN253 Amajuba Utrecht 3,539 36,948 10.44
Endumeni Local Municipality KZN241 Umzinyathi Dundee 1,610 100,085 62.16
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ETH Durban 2,556 4,239,901 1,659
Greater Kokstad Local Municipality KZN433 Harry Gwala Kokstad 2,680 81,676 30.48
Impendle Local Municipality KZN224 uMgungundlovu Impendle 1,610 36,648 22.77
Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality KZN237 Uthukela Estcourt 3,399 230,924 67.95
Jozini Local Municipality KZN272 Umkhanyakude Jozini 3,442 199,153 57.92
KwaDukuza Local Municipality KZN292 iLembe KwaDukuza 735 324,912 439.1
Mandeni Local Municipality KZN291 iLembe Mandeni 545 180,939 326.1
Maphumulo Local Municipality KZN294 iLembe Maphumulo 896 110,983 123.9
Mkhambathini Local Municipality KZN226 uMgungundlovu Camperdown 868 61,660 71.00
Mpofana Local Municipality KZN223 uMgungundlovu Mooi River 1,757 33,382 19.02
Msinga Local Municipality KZN244 Umzinyathi Tugela Ferry 2,375 206,001 86.73
Msunduzi Local Municipality KZN225 uMgungundlovu Pietermaritzburg 751 817,725 1,089
Mthonjaneni Local Municipality KZN285 King Cetshwayo Melmoth 1,639 99,289 60.59
Mtubatuba Local Municipality KZN275 Umkhanyakude Mtubatuba 1,970 215,869 109.6
Ndwedwe Local Municipality KZN293 iLembe Ndwedwe 1,093 165,826 153.7
Newcastle Local Municipality KZN252 Amajuba Newcastle 1,856 507,710 273.6
Nkandla Local Municipality KZN286 King Cetshwayo Nkandla 1,828 108,896 59.58
Nongoma Local Municipality KZN265 Zululand Nongoma 2,182 225,278 103.2
Nqutu Local Municipality KZN242 Umzinyathi Nquthu 1,962 201,133 102.5
Okhahlamba Local Municipality KZN235 Uthukela Bergville 3,971 143,132 36.04
Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality KZN216 Ugu Port Shepstone 1,487 362,134 243.5
Richmond Local Municipality KZN227 uMgungundlovu Richmond 1,231 62,754 50.96
Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality KZN434 Harry Gwala Ixopo 1,669 133,032 79.67
Ulundi Local Municipality KZN266 Zululand Ulundi 3,250 221,977 68.29
uMdoni Local Municipality KZN212 Ugu Scottburgh 994 156,443 158.1
uMfolozi Local Municipality KZN281 King Cetshwayo KwaMbonambi 1,300 159,668 122.8
uMhlabuyalingana Local Municipality KZN271 Umkhanyakude Kwangwanase 4,977 191,660 38.51
uMhlathuze Local Municipality KZN282 King Cetshwayo Richards Bay 1,233 412,075 334.2
uMlalazi Local Municipality KZN284 King Cetshwayo Eshowe 2,214 241,416 109.0
uMngeni Local Municipality KZN222 uMgungundlovu Howick 1,520 105,069 69.09
uMshwathi Local Municipality KZN221 uMgungundlovu Wartburg 1,866 118,478 63.50
uMuziwabantu Local Municipality KZN214 Ugu Harding 1,089 115,780 106.3
Umvoti Local Municipality KZN245 Umzinyathi Greytown 2,705 142,042 52.52
Umzimkhulu Local Municipality KZN435 Harry Gwala Umzimkhulu 2,436 220,620 90.58
Umzumbe Local Municipality KZN213 Ugu Mtwalume 1,221 139,045 113.6
uPhongolo Local Municipality KZN262 Zululand Pongola 3,110 151,541 48.73

Former municipalities

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These municipalities have been dissolved since the current system of local government was established in 2000.

Name Code Dissolved Fate
Ezinqoleni Local Municipality KZN215 3 August 2016 Merged to create Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality
Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality KZN216 3 August 2016
Vulamehlo Local Municipality KZN211 3 August 2016 Annexed by eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and Umdoni Local Municipality
Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality KZN232 3 August 2016 Merged to create Alfred Duma Local Municipality
Indaka Local Municipality KZN233 3 August 2016
Umtshezi Local Municipality KZN234 3 August 2016 Merged to create Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality
Imbabazane Local Municipality KZN236 3 August 2016
Big 5 False Bay Local Municipality KZN273 3 August 2016 Merged to create Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
Hlabisa Local Municipality KZN274 3 August 2016
Ntambanana Local Municipality KZN283 3 August 2016 Annexed by Mthonjaneni, uMfolozi and uMhlathuze Local Municipalities
Ingwe Local Municipality KZN431 3 August 2016 Merged to create Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality
Kwa Sani Local Municipality KZN432 3 August 2016

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Boundaries". Municipal Demarcation Board (Shapefile). 2016.
  2. ^ "Community Survey 2016". Statistics South Africa (Data file). 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. ^ "KwaZulu-Natal (Province, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.