The Msunduzi
Local Municipality KZN225 from Census 2001

Area
633.86 km²
Population
552,835 (872.18 per km²)
Households
135,329 (213.50 per km²)

Gender

Female 53%47% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female293,80353.14%
Male259,03246.86%

Population group

Black African 77%12% Indian or Asian8% White3% Coloured
PeoplePercentage
Black African424,65276.81%
Indian or Asian64,82111.73%
White44,9548.13%
Coloured18,4083.33%

First language

isiZulu 73%22% English
PeoplePercentage
isiZulu404,98773.26%
English119,67521.65%
Afrikaans9,8921.79%
isiXhosa7,4021.34%
Sesotho5,5821.01%
Other1,8560.34%
isiNdebele1,3930.25%
Sepedi7230.13%
Setswana5620.10%
SiSwati5230.09%
Xitsonga1390.03%
Tshivenda1050.02%

Main Places

NamePopulationArea (km²)
Ashdown13,5313.03
Edendale79,57350.53
Imbali79,11523.40
Inadi34,13187.25
Mafunze36,18660.55
Mpumuza55,26097.56
Nxamalala14,41712.94
Pietermaritzburg223,519160.99
Sobantu8,1551.07
Wilgerfontein1,0730.43
Ximba2,9475.51