Umkhanyakude District Municipality

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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 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbours 1.2 Local municipalities 2 Demographics 2.1 Gender 2.2 Ethnic group 2.3 Age 3 Politics 3.1 Election results 4 References

[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

	Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial Capital:	Pietermaritzburg
Major Metros:	eThekwini (includes Durban)
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

Coordinates: 27°37′S, 32°02′E