| Msunduzi Local Municipality | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Location of Msunduzi Local Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: | |
| 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.)
The municipality is divided into 37 electoral wards.[2]
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