eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini) is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. As of 2011, the majority of its 3,442,361 inhabitants spoke isiZulu.

eThekwini
iTheku
Durban
Metropolitan municipality
City of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatDurban
Wards103
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorMxolisi Kaunda (ANC)
  Deputy MayorZandile Myeni (NFP)
  SpeakerThabang Nyawose (ANC)
Area
  Total2,291.31 km2 (884.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total3,442,361
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African73.8%
  Coloured2.5%
  Indian/Asian16.7%
  White6.6%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu62.8%
  English26.8%
  Xhosa3.9%
  Afrikaans1.7%
  Ndebele1.1%
  Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeETH
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