Uthukela District Municipality

uThukela
District municipality
Official seal of uThukela
Seal
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°E / -28.550; 29.767
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatLadysmith
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDudu Mazibuko
Area
 • Total
11,326 km2 (4,373 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
668,848
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African95.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian2.4%
 • White1.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu90.5%
 • English4.7%
 • Afrikaans1.2%
 • Southern Ndebele1.1%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC23

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.

Geography

Neighbours

uThukela is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

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

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender

Gender Population %
Female 355 161 54.06%
Male 301 825 45.94%

Age

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

Election results

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

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.