Umkhanyakude District Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Umkhanyakude is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Umkhanyakude is Mkuze. The majority of its 573 353 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC27.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Umkhanyakude is surrounded by:
- The republic of Mozambique to the north
- The Indian Ocean to the east
- uThungulu to the south (DC28)
- Zululand to the west (DC26)
- the kingdom of Swaziland to the north-west
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jozini | 184 093 | 32.11% |
| Hlabisa | 176 899 | 30.85% |
| Umhlabuyalingana | 140 962 | 24.59% |
| Mtubatuba | 35 216 | 6.14% |
| The Big 5 False Bay | 31 102 | 5.42% |
| St Lucia Park | 5 080 | 0.89% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 559 949 | 97.66% |
| SiSwati | 3 748 | 0.65% |
| English | 3 182 | 0.55% |
| Afrikaans | 2 304 | 0.40% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 378 | 0.24% |
| Sesotho | 903 | 0.16% |
| Sepedi | 582 | 0.10% |
| IsiXhosa | 561 | 0.10% |
| Setswana | 259 | 0.05% |
| Xitsonga | 230 | 0.04% |
| Other | 208 | 0.04% |
| Tshivenda | 48 | 0.01% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 313 954 | 54.76% |
| Male | 259 399 | 45.24% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 568 853 | 99.22% |
| White | 3 235 | 0.56% |
| Coloured | 898 | 0.16% |
| Indian/Asian | 367 | 0.06% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 76 956 | 13.42% |
| 005 - 009 | 85 375 | 14.89% |
| 010 - 014 | 86 948 | 15.16% |
| 015 - 019 | 78 248 | 13.65% |
| 020 - 024 | 50 006 | 8.72% |
| 025 - 029 | 36 983 | 6.45% |
| 030 - 034 | 30 883 | 5.39% |
| 035 - 039 | 27 382 | 4.78% |
| 040 - 044 | 23 084 | 4.03% |
| 045 - 049 | 16 695 | 2.91% |
| 050 - 054 | 13 481 | 2.35% |
| 055 - 059 | 9 654 | 1.68% |
| 060 - 064 | 11 199 | 1.95% |
| 065 - 069 | 8 543 | 1.49% |
| 070 - 074 | 8 869 | 1.55% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 049 | 0.71% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 017 | 0.53% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 004 | 0.18% |
| 090 - 094 | 579 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 292 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 106 | 0.02% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for Umkhanyakude in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 274 753 [47.92% of total population]
- Total votes: 150 543 [26.26% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 54.79% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 104 721 | 69.56% |
| African National Congress | 36 893 | 24.51% |
| Democratic Alliance | 3 357 | 2.23% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 381 | 0.92% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 038 | 0.69% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 423 | 0.28% |
| New National Party | 374 | 0.25% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 343 | 0.23% |
| Independent Democrats | 308 | 0.20% |
| Pan African Congress | 234 | 0.16% |
| PJC | 204 | 0.14% |
| SOPA | 177 | 0.12% |
| KISS | 176 | 0.12% |
| CDP | 163 | 0.11% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 139 | 0.09% |
| EMSA | 135 | 0.09% |
| UF | 113 | 0.08% |
| Minority Front | 112 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 106 | 0.07% |
| NA | 91 | 0.06% |
| NLP | 55 | 0.04% |
| Total | 150 543 | 100.00% |
[edit] References
- Umkhanyakude DM Official Website
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
 |
This South Africa location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
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 |
