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uMuziwabantu Local Municipality

Coordinates: 30°45′S 30°26′E / 30.750°S 30.433°E / -30.750; 30.433
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Template:Infobox South African municipality uMuziwabantu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ugu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Umuziwabantu is an isiZulu name meaning "the people's home", or a home with wide open doors where everyone is welcome.[1]

The main source of income for the area is derived from the municipality’s extensive wattle, gum, pine and poplar plantations, and associated industries, including saw mills and furniture-making factories.[2]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Dlamini 50401 100.82 7,802
Duma 50402 23.22 2,303
Harding 50403 32.63 5,236
Machi 50404 19.47 2,932
Machi/Zibonda 50405 206.63 47,252
Mbotho 50406 61.6 6,634
Nhlangano 50407 89.85 14,395
Nyuswa 50408 2 66
Quebela 50409 0.77 1,110
Shwawu 50410 4.74 1,069
Weza 50412 1.03 579
Remainder of the municipality 50411 545.76 2,971

References

  1. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  2. ^ KwaZulu-Natal Top Business - uMuziwabantu Municipality
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

30°45′S 30°26′E / 30.750°S 30.433°E / -30.750; 30.433

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