The Richmond Municipality (KZ227) is one of the category B municipalities and comprises of seven (7) wards. It is located on the southern part of the Umgungundlovu District Municipality (DC22) and is approximately 38 kilometres south of Pietermaritzburg, which is the capital of the KwaZulu-Natal Province. It is bordered by Msunduzi Municipality to the north, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Municipality to the west, Mkhambathini Municipality to the east and Ubuhlebezwe Municipality and Umdoni Municipality to the south respectively. It is approximately 1232 square kilometres in extent, with an estimated population of 62 754 people, accommodated within 13 580 households according to Statistics South Africa Census 2022 data. It is the fourth smallest municipality within the uMgungundlovu District Municipality family of municipalities.