Uthukela District Municipality




District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa




























































































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; 29.767Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°E / -28.550; 29.767
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Seat Ladysmith
Local municipalities

List


  • Emnambithi/Ladysmith

  • Indaka

  • Umtshezi

  • Okhahlamba

  • Imbabazane
Government
[1]

 • 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)
[2]

 • Black African
 95.1%
 • Coloured
 0.6%
 • Indian/Asian
 2.4%
 • White
 1.7%

First languages (2011)
[3]

 • Zulu
 90.5%
 • English
 4.7%
 • Afrikaans
 1.2%
 • Southern Ndebele
 1.1%
 • Other
 2.5%
Time zone
UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code DC23

uThukela is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of uThukela is the city of Ladysmith. The majority of its 668,848 people speak IsiZulu (2011 Census). The district code is DC23.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Neighbours


    • 1.2 Local municipalities




  • 2 Demographics


    • 2.1 Gender


    • 2.2 Age




  • 3 Politics


    • 3.1 Election results




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Geography



Neighbours


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


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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.


  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.




External links


  • Official Website








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