iLembe District Municipality

iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza.[3] The majority (82%) of its 606,809 people speak Zulu as their first language (2011 census). The district code is DC29. It was formerly named the King Shaka District Municipality.[4]

iLembe
Official seal of iLembe
Location of ILembe District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Location of ILembe District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatKwaDukuza
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorSibusiso Welcome Mdabe
Area
  Total3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total606,809
  Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African90.8%
  Coloured0.5%
  Indian/Asian5.9%
  White2.4%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu82.2%
  English9.6%
  Xhosa3.3%
  Southern Ndebele1.2%
  Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC29

Geography

Neighbours

iLembe is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
KwaDukuza231 18738.10%
Ndwedwe140 82023.21%
Mandeni138 07822.75%
Maphumulo96 72415.94%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Zulu496 83482.18%
English58 2279.63%
Xhosa20 0053.31%
Ndebele7 1451.18%
Afrikaans5 2100.86%
Other4 4650.74%
Sign language4 3400.72%
Tswana3 1560.52%
Tsonga1 9160.32%
Sotho1 0620.18%
Swati6240.10%
Venda2610.04%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female317 80152.37%
Male289 00947.63%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African550 75890.76%
Indian/Asian35 9115.92%
White14 7132.42%
Coloured3 2220.53%
Other2 2050.36%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00463 17211.27%
005 - 00970 47212.58%
010 - 01471 67212.79%
015 - 01968 76912.27%
020 - 02451 8639.25%
025 - 02944 4097.92%
030 - 03434 7676.20%
035 - 03932 3115.77%
040 - 04426 3644.70%
045 - 04921 2873.80%
050 - 05419 7083.52%
055 - 05914 5172.59%
060 - 06413 6142.43%
065 - 0699 8021.75%
070 - 0748 6111.54%
075 - 0794 5330.81%
080 - 0842 9090.52%
085 - 0898760.16%
090 - 0944200.07%
095 - 0992480.04%
100 plus850.02%

Politics

Election results

Election results for iLembe in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 312 758 [55.81% of total population]
  • Total votes: 166 460 [29.70% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 53.22% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress78 34347.06%
Inkhata Freedom Party69 11041.52%
Democratic Alliance10 3116.19%
African Christian Democratic Party2 1131.27%
United Democratic Movement1 2140.73%
Minority Front7270.44%
New National Party5700.34%
Azanian People's Organisation5670.34%
UF5420.33%
Independent Democrats4660.28%
Freedom Front Plus4010.24%
United Christian Democratic Party3310.20%
Pan African Congress3160.19%
SOPA2800.17%
CDP2470.15%
EMSA2280.14%
PJC2090.13%
KISS1500.09%
NA1330.08%
TOP1200.07%
NLP820.05%
Total166 460100.00%

See also

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "ILembe District Municipality". Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  4. "Ilembe Case Study" (PDF). The Water Dialogues. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
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