Msunduzi Local Municipality

Msunduzi Local Municipality
—  Municipality  —
Location of Msunduzi Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°37′S 30°23′E / 29.617°S 30.383°E / -29.617; 30.383Coordinates: 29°37′S 30°23′E / 29.617°S 30.383°E / -29.617; 30.383
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality	Umgungundlovu District Municipality
Seat	Pietermaritzburg
Government
- Mayor	Mike Tarr (ANC)
Area
- Total	649 km2 (250.6 sq mi)
Population
- Total	616,730
- Density	950.3/km2 (2,461.2/sq mi)
Time zone	SAST (UTC+02)
Municipal code	KZN225
Website	msunduzi.gov.za

Msunduzi Local Municipality is a local municipality in Umgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It encompasses the city of Pietermaritzburg, which is the capital of the KwaZulu-Natal province and the main economic hub of Umgungundlovu District Municipality.

Msunduzi Municipality is situated on the N3 highway at a junction of an industrial corridor (from Durban to Pietermaritzburg) and an agro-industrial corridor (stretching from Pietermaritzburg to Estcourt). On the regional scale, it is located at the cross section of the N3 corridor and the Greytown Road corridor to the north, a tourist route to Drakensberg and Kokstad Road to the south.^[1]

The city of Pietermaritzburg is a provincial and national centre of educational excellence. Pietermaritzburg is a seat of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is home to several other institutions of higher learning. In addition, Pietermaritzburg is home to a host of private and government-owned institutions of primary and secondary education.^[1] (See Educational Institutions of Pietermaritzburg.)

Elections

The municipality is divided into 37 electoral wards.^[2]

See also

• Pietermaritzburg

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Integrated Development Plan - May 2009. Msunduzi Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 7, 2009.
2. ^ http://www.demarcation.org.za/ward_delimitation/FINAL/gz1/kzn/KZ225.htm