SFD (Level 1) Report - City of uMhlatuze City of uMhlatuze (2025)
The City of uMhlathuze (CoU) Local Municipality is comprised of Richards Bay, Empangeni, Vulindlela, eSikhaleni (Esikhawini), Nseleni, Felixton, Ngwelezane and four Traditional Authority Areas. The 2022 national census (Stats SA) indicates a population of 412,075 people in 100,441 households. Most of the population (58%) within the municipality resides in tribal or traditional areas, while 39% reside in urban areas and the remaining 3% reside on farmland. The average household size in 2022 was 4.1 persons. 95.2% of households in the City of uMhlathuze have access to some sort of sanitation service. 4.7% of CoU households have plain pit toilets, which are assumed to be damaged, failed, collapsed or flooded. No data on open defecation was available, so it is assumed to be negligible.
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City of uMhlatuze (2025). SFD (Level 1) Report - City of uMhlatuze City of uMhlathuze
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