UMngeni Local Municipality
uMngeni Municipality is a local municipality within the Umgungundlovu District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMngeni River that runs through the municipal area.
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:| Place | Code | Area | Population | Most spoken language |
| Balgowan | 3.84 | 980 | English | |
| Cedara | 16.17 | 1,280 | Zulu | |
| Cedarge | 6.78 | 5,888 | Zulu | |
| Emashingeni | 2.52 | 720 | Zulu | |
| Fort Nottingham | 0.52 | 38 | Zulu | |
| Garlington | 1.35 | 186 | English | |
| Hilton | 30.90 | 9,340 | English | |
| Howick | 29.32 | 21,639 | English | |
| Karkloof Nature Reserve | 0 | 7.99 | - | |
| KwaMevana | 3.16 | 5,102 | Zulu | |
| Lidgetton West | 7.99 | 4,521 | Zulu | |
| Lions River | 2.41 | 970 | Zulu | |
| Midmar | 29.68 | 95 | Zulu | |
| Mpophomeni | 4,58 | 25,732 | Zulu | |
| Nottingham Road | 3.07 | 1,277 | Zulu | |
| Zenzani | 0.43 | 509 | Zulu | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 1,415.79 | 14,443 | Zulu |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councilors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the Democratic Alliance won a majority of thirteen seats in the council.The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.