uThungulu District Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
uThungulu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of uThungulu is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28
Contents |
[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
 |
Municipalities and Communities of uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal District Seat: Richards Bay |
|---|---|
| Local municipalities |
uMhlathuze • uMlalazi • Nkandla • Mbonambi • Ntambanana • Mthonjaneni |
| Cities and towns |
Eshowe • Richards Bay • Babanango, KwaZulu-Natal • Empangeni • Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal • Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal |
 |
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 |
