King Cetshwayo District Municipality
District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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King Cetshwayo District Municipality (formerly Uthungulu District Municipality[4]) is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of the district is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28. It is named after Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879, who led his nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana.
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Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Seat | Richards Bay |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Thami Ntuli |
Area | |
• Total | 8,213 km2 (3,171 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 907,519 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 94.4% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
• White | 3.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 89.1% |
• English | 5.1% |
• Afrikaans | 2.3% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC28 |
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