| S.N. | District and metropolitan municipalities | Code | Seat | Area (km²) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amajuba District Municipality | DC25 | Newcastle | 6,911 | 499,839 |
| 2 | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | Durban | 2,292 | 3,442,361 |
| 3 | iLembe District Municipality | DC29 | KwaDukuza | 3,269 | 606,809 |
| 4 | Sisonke District Municipality | DC43 | Ixopo | 11,127 | 461,419 |
| 5 | Ugu District Municipality | DC21 | Port Shepstone | 5,047 | 722,484 |
| 6 | uMgungundlovu District Municipality | DC22 | Pietermaritzburg | 8,934 | 1,017,763 |
| 7 | uMkhanyakude District Municipality | DC27 | Mkuze | 12,821 | 625,846 |
| 8 | uMzinyathi District Municipality | DC24 | Dundee | 8,589 | 510,838 |
| 9 | uThukela District Municipality | DC23 | Ladysmith | 11,326 | 668,848 |
| 10 | uThungulu District Municipality | DC28 | Richards Bay | 8,213 | 907,519 |
| 11 | Zululand District Municipality | DC26 | Ulundi | 14,799 | 803,575 |
| S.N. | Local and metropolitan municipalities | Code | Seat | Area (km²) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abaqulusi Local Municipality | KZN263 | Vryheid | 4,185 | 211,060 |
| 2 | Dannhauser Local Municipality | KZN254 | Dannhauser | 1,516 | 102,161 |
| 3 | eDumbe Local Municipality | KZN261 | Paulpietersburg | 1,943 | 82,053 |
| 4 | eMadlangeni Local Municipality | KZN253 | Utrecht | 3,539 | 34,442 |
| 5 | Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality | KZN232 | Ladysmith | 2,965 | 237,437 |
| 6 | Endumeni Local Municipality | KZN241 | Dundee | 1,610 | 64,862 |
| 7 | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | ETH | Durban | 2,292 | 3,442,361 |
| 8 | Ezingoleni Local Municipality | KZN215 | Izingolweni | 648 | 52,540 |
| 9 | Greater Kokstad Local Municipality | KZN433 | Kokstad | 2,680 | 65,981 |
| 10 | Hibiscus Coast Local Municipality | KZN216 | Port Shepstone | 839 | 256,135 |
| 11 | Hlabisa Local Municipality | KZN274 | Hlabisa | 1,555 | 71,925 |
| 12 | Imbabazane Local Municipality | KZN236 | Ntabamhlophe | 1,426 | 113,073 |
| 13 | Impendle Local Municipality | KZN224 | Impendle | 1,528 | 33,105 |
| 14 | Indaka Local Municipality | KZN233 | Wasbank | 992 | 103,116 |
| 15 | Ingwe Local Municipality | KZN431 | Creighton | 1,976 | 100,548 |
| 16 | Jozini Local Municipality | KZN272 | Jozini | 3,442 | 186,502 |
| 17 | KwaDukuza Local Municipality | KZN292 | KwaDukuza | 735 | 231,187 |
| 18 | KwaSani Local Municipality | KZN432 | Himeville | 1,852 | 12,898 |
| 19 | Mandeni Local Municipality | KZN291 | Mandeni | 545 | 138,078 |
