UThungulu District Municipality
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- The correct title of this article is uThungulu District Municipality. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
uThungulu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of uThungulu is Richard's Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
uThungulu is surrounded by:
- iLembe (DC29)
- Umkhanyakude (DC27)
- Umzinyathi (DC24)
- Zululand (DC26)
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| uMhlathuze | 289 187 | 32.64% |
| uMlalazi | 221 077 | 24.95% |
| Nkandla | 133 596 | 15.08% |
| Mbonambi | 106 949 | 12.07% |
| Ntambanana | 84 772 | 9.57% |
| Mthonjaneni | 50 382 | 5.69% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 829 039 | 93.58% |
| English | 31 146 | 3.52% |
| Afrikaans | 18 086 | 2.04% |
| Ndebele | 1 709 | 0.19% |
| Xhosa | 1 267 | 0.14% |
| Northern Sotho | 1 051 | 0.12% |
| Swati | 1 016 | 0.11% |
| Other | 825 | 0.09% |
| Sotho | 745 | 0.08% |
| Tsonga | 586 | 0.07% |
| Tswana | 410 | 0.05% |
| Venda | 83 | 0.01% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 476 161 | 53.75% |
| Male | 409 783 | 46.25% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 838 738 | 94.67% |
| White | 31 934 | 3.60% |
| Indian/Asian | 11 190 | 1.26% |
| Coloured | 4 082 | 0.46% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 105 292 | 11.88% |
| 005 - 009 | 117 338 | 13.24% |
| 010 - 014 | 116 678 | 13.17% |
| 015 - 019 | 111 828 | 12.62% |
| 020 - 024 | 83 146 | 9.39% |
| 025 - 029 | 70 038 | 7.91% |
| 030 - 034 | 53 829 | 6.08% |
| 035 - 039 | 49 667 | 5.61% |
| 040 - 044 | 42 568 | 4.80% |
| 045 - 049 | 32 552 | 3.67% |
| 050 - 054 | 26 991 | 3.05% |
| 055 - 059 | 18 608 | 2.10% |
| 060 - 064 | 18 550 | 2.09% |
| 065 - 069 | 13 065 | 1.47% |
| 070 - 074 | 11 970 | 1.35% |
| 075 - 079 | 6 094 | 0.69% |
| 080 - 084 | 4 904 | 0.55% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 458 | 0.16% |
| 090 - 094 | 767 | 0.09% |
| 095 - 099 | 475 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 126 | 0.01% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
Election results for uThungulu in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 477 576 [53.91% of total population]
- Total votes: 252 139 [28.46% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 52.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 150 187 | 59.57% |
| African National Congress | 76 503 | 30.34% |
| Democratic Alliance | 14 556 | 5.77% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 553 | 1.41% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 791 | 0.71% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 773 | 0.31% |
| Independent Democrats | 666 | 0.26% |
| New National Party | 633 | 0.25% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 591 | 0.23% |
| Pan African Congress | 419 | 0.17% |
| SOPA | 306 | 0.12% |
| CDP | 304 | 0.12% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 283 | 0.11% |
| KISS | 253 | 0.10% |
| Minority Front | 249 | 0.10% |
| UF | 241 | 0.10% |
| EMSA | 207 | 0.08% |
| PJC | 200 | 0.08% |
| NA | 172 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 156 | 0.06% |
| NLP | 96 | 0.04% |
| Total | 252 139 | 100.00% |
[edit] External links
- UThungulu DM Official Website
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
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Province of KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Provincial Capital: | ||
| Major Metros: | ||
| District Municipalities: |
Ugu | Umgungundlovu | Uthukela | Umzinyathi | Amajuba | Zululand | Umkhanyakude | uThungulu | iLembe | Sisonke |
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| Local Municipalities: |
Amajuba | Zululand | Umkhanyakude | uThungulu | Umzinyathi | Uthukela | Umgungundlovu | iLembe | eThekwini | Ugu | Sisonke | |
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| Smaller Cities: |
Empangeni | Kokstad | Ladysmith | Newcastle | Port Shepstone | Richards Bay | KwaDukuza | Tongaat | Vryheid |
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