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

The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg.

The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu (2001 Census).

uMgungundlovu is surrounded by: The district contains the following local municipalities: The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Election results for Umgungundlovu in the South African general election, 2004.