List of districts of KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa is divided into eleven districts, of which one is a metropolitan municipality and ten are district municipalities.

Name Code Seat Area (km²) Population (2007) Pop. density (per km²)
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality ETH Durban 2,292 3,468,086 1,513.1
Ugu District Municipality DC21 Port Shepstone 5,047 709,918 140.7
uMgungundlovu District Municipality DC22 Pietermaritzburg 8,934 988,837 110.7
uThukela District Municipality DC23 Ladysmith 11,326 714,908 63.1
uMzinyathi District Municipality DC24 Dundee 8,589 495,737 57.7
Amajuba District Municipality DC25 Newcastle 6,911 442,266 64.0
Zululand District Municipality DC26 Ulundi 14,799 902,890 61.0
uMkhanyakude District Municipality DC27 Mkuze 12,821 614,046 47.9
uThungulu District Municipality DC28 Richards Bay 8,213 894,260 108.9
iLembe District Municipality DC29 KwaDukuza 3,269 528,198 161.6
Sisonke District Municipality DC43 Ixopo 11,127 500,082 44.9