ILembe District Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The correct title of this article is iLembe District Municipality. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza [1]. The majority of its 560 409 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC29
Contents |
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
iLembe is surrounded by:
- Umzinyathi to the north (DC24)
- the Indian Ocean to the east
- eThekwini to the south (Durban)
- Umgungundlovu to the west (DC22)
- uThungulu to the north-west(DC28)
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| KwaDukuza | 158 586 | 28.30% |
| Ndwedwe | 152 490 | 27.21% |
| eNdondakusuka | 128 670 | 22.96% |
| Maphumulo | 120 640 | 21.53% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 484 402 | 86.44% |
| English | 48 297 | 8.62% |
| Xhosa | 20 004 | 3.57% |
| Afrikaans | 3 578 | 0.64% |
| Ndebele | 1 184 | 0.21% |
| Other | 707 | 0.13% |
| Northern Sotho | 693 | 0.12% |
| Swati | 427 | 0.08% |
| Tsonga | 408 | 0.07% |
| Sotho | 379 | 0.07% |
| Tswana | 251 | 0.04% |
| Venda | 56 | 0.01% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 299 572 | 53.46% |
| Male | 260 837 | 46.54% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 509 951 | 91.00% |
| Indian/Asian | 37 462 | 6.68% |
| White | 10 406 | 1.86% |
| Coloured | 2 590 | 0.46% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 63 172 | 11.27% |
| 005 - 009 | 70 472 | 12.58% |
| 010 - 014 | 71 672 | 12.79% |
| 015 - 019 | 68 769 | 12.27% |
| 020 - 024 | 51 863 | 9.25% |
| 025 - 029 | 44 409 | 7.92% |
| 030 - 034 | 34 767 | 6.20% |
| 035 - 039 | 32 311 | 5.77% |
| 040 - 044 | 26 364 | 4.70% |
| 045 - 049 | 21 287 | 3.80% |
| 050 - 054 | 19 708 | 3.52% |
| 055 - 059 | 14 517 | 2.59% |
| 060 - 064 | 13 614 | 2.43% |
| 065 - 069 | 9 802 | 1.75% |
| 070 - 074 | 8 611 | 1.54% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 533 | 0.81% |
| 080 - 084 | 2 909 | 0.52% |
| 085 - 089 | 876 | 0.16% |
| 090 - 094 | 420 | 0.07% |
| 095 - 099 | 248 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 85 | 0.02% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for iLembe in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 312 758 [55.81% of total population]
- Total votes: 166 460 [29.70% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 53.22% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 78 343 | 47.06% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 69 110 | 41.52% |
| Democratic Alliance | 10 311 | 6.19% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 2 113 | 1.27% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 214 | 0.73% |
| Minority Front | 727 | 0.44% |
| New National Party | 570 | 0.34% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 567 | 0.34% |
| UF | 542 | 0.33% |
| Independent Democrats | 466 | 0.28% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 401 | 0.24% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 331 | 0.20% |
| Pan African Congress | 316 | 0.19% |
| SOPA | 280 | 0.17% |
| CDP | 247 | 0.15% |
| EMSA | 228 | 0.14% |
| PJC | 209 | 0.13% |
| KISS | 150 | 0.09% |
| NA | 133 | 0.08% |
| TOP | 120 | 0.07% |
| NLP | 82 | 0.05% |
| Total | 166 460 | 100.00% |
[edit] External links
- iLembe DM Official Website (Flash required)
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
 |
Province of KwaZulu-Natal |
 |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial Capital: | ||
| Major Metros: | ||
| District Municipalities: |
Ugu | Umgungundlovu | Uthukela | Umzinyathi | Amajuba | Zululand | Umkhanyakude | uThungulu | iLembe | Sisonke |
|
| Local Municipalities: |
Amajuba | Zululand | Umkhanyakude | uThungulu | Umzinyathi | Uthukela | Umgungundlovu | iLembe | eThekwini | Ugu | Sisonke | |
|
| Smaller Cities: |
Empangeni | Kokstad | Ladysmith | Newcastle | Port Shepstone | Richards Bay | KwaDukuza | Tongaat | Vryheid |
 |
This South Africa location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
