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District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Umgungundlovu District Municipality

uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province.

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The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu. The district code is DC22.

How locals move

Getting around Umgungundlovu District Municipality the local way

  • Get aroundOtherise, minibus-taxis are cheap but uncomfortable and occasionally unsafe.
  • Get aroundPrivate taxis (cabs) can also be hired, but they are substantially more expensive than the minibus-taxis.
  • Get aroundThe central minibus-taxi rank is in Market Square, which is in the Central Business District near the Natal Society Library and the City Hall.
  • Get aroundTo get to the Central Business District from any of the suburbs by minibus-taxi, look for a taxi that is travelling to "eTuwen" or simply "Town".
  • Get aroundMinibus-taxis have set routes, so there are a lot of places you can't get to using them.

From Wikivoyage: Pietermaritzburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.