The uThukela District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase uThukela) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Ladysmith. As of 2011, a majority of its 668,848 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC23.
uThukela | |
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Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Seat | Ladysmith |
Local municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Dudu Mazibuko |
Area | |
• Total | 11,326 km2 (4,373 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 668,848 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 95.1% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.4% |
• White | 1.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 90.5% |
• English | 4.7% |
• Afrikaans | 1.2% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.1% |
• Other | 2.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC23 |
Geography edit
Neighbours edit
uThukela is surrounded by:
- Amajuba to the north (DC25)
- uMgungundlovu to the east (DC22)
- uMzinyathi to the south (DC24)
- the kingdom of Lesotho to the south-east
- Thabo Mofutsanyane in the Free State to the west (DC19)
Local municipalities edit
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
---|---|---|---|
Emnambithi/Ladysmith (KZN232) | 225 459 | 34.32% | Zulu |
Indaka (KZN233) | 113 643 | 17.30% | Zulu |
Umtshezi (KZN234) | 59 923 | 9.12% | Zulu |
Okhahlamba (KZN235) | 137 526 | 20.93% | Zulu |
Imbabazane (KZN236) | 119 922 | 18.25% | Zulu |
Giants Castle Game Reserve | 511 | 0.08% |
Demographics edit
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Gender edit
Gender | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Female | 355 161 | 54.06% |
Male | 301 825 | 45.94% |
Age edit
Age | Population | % |
---|---|---|
000 - 004 | 79 502 | 12.10% |
005 - 009 | 86 774 | 13.21% |
010 - 014 | 88 382 | 13.45% |
015 - 019 | 84 570 | 12.87% |
020 - 024 | 58 816 | 8.95% |
025 - 029 | 47 559 | 7.24% |
030 - 034 | 38 476 | 5.86% |
035 - 039 | 35 625 | 5.42% |
040 - 044 | 30 466 | 4.64% |
045 - 049 | 25 424 | 3.87% |
050 - 054 | 21 699 | 3.30% |
055 - 059 | 15 496 | 2.36% |
060 - 064 | 14 379 | 2.19% |
065 - 069 | 10 336 | 1.57% |
070 - 074 | 8 896 | 1.35% |
075 - 079 | 4 758 | 0.72% |
080 - 084 | 3 964 | 0.60% |
085 - 089 | 1 052 | 0.16% |
090 - 094 | 477 | 0.07% |
095 - 099 | 255 | 0.04% |
100 plus | 80 | 0.01% |
Politics edit
Election results edit
Election results for uThukela in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 350 092 [53.29% of total population]
- Total votes: 177 230 [26.98% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 50.62% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Inkhata Freedom Party | 87 332 | 49.28% |
African National Congress | 67 536 | 38.11% |
Democratic Alliance | 9 823 | 5.54% |
African Christian Democratic Party | 3 747 | 2.11% |
New National Party | 1 670 | 0.94% |
Freedom Front Plus | 1 170 | 0.66% |
United Democratic Movement | 1 123 | 0.63% |
Minority Front | 664 | 0.37% |
Azanian People's Organisation | 573 | 0.32% |
Independent Democrats | 546 | 0.31% |
PJC | 407 | 0.23% |
Pan African Congress | 400 | 0.23% |
NA | 309 | 0.17% |
CDP | 303 | 0.17% |
UF | 276 | 0.16% |
United Christian Democratic Party | 267 | 0.15% |
SOPA | 260 | 0.15% |
KISS | 246 | 0.14% |
EMSA | 242 | 0.14% |
TOP | 207 | 0.12% |
NLP | 129 | 0.07% |
Total | 177 230 | 100.00% |
References edit
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
External links edit
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