Uthukela District Municipality

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.

uThukela
Official seal of uThukela
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatLadysmith
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorDudu Mazibuko
Area
  Total11,326 km2 (4,373 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total668,848
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African95.1%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian2.4%
  White1.7%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu90.5%
  English4.7%
  Afrikaans1.2%
  Southern Ndebele1.1%
  Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC23

Geography

Neighbours

uThukela is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Emnambithi/Ladysmith (KZN232)225 45934.32%Zulu
Indaka (KZN233)113 64317.30%Zulu
Umtshezi (KZN234)59 9239.12%Zulu
Okhahlamba (KZN235)137 52620.93%Zulu
Imbabazane (KZN236)119 92218.25%Zulu
Giants Castle Game Reserve5110.08%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender

Gender Population %
Female355 16154.06%
Male301 82545.94%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00479 50212.10%
005 - 00986 77413.21%
010 - 01488 38213.45%
015 - 01984 57012.87%
020 - 02458 8168.95%
025 - 02947 5597.24%
030 - 03438 4765.86%
035 - 03935 6255.42%
040 - 04430 4664.64%
045 - 04925 4243.87%
050 - 05421 6993.30%
055 - 05915 4962.36%
060 - 06414 3792.19%
065 - 06910 3361.57%
070 - 0748 8961.35%
075 - 0794 7580.72%
080 - 0843 9640.60%
085 - 0891 0520.16%
090 - 0944770.07%
095 - 0992550.04%
100 plus800.01%

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 Party87 33249.28%
African National Congress67 53638.11%
Democratic Alliance9 8235.54%
African Christian Democratic Party3 7472.11%
New National Party1 6700.94%
Freedom Front Plus1 1700.66%
United Democratic Movement1 1230.63%
Minority Front6640.37%
Azanian People's Organisation5730.32%
Independent Democrats5460.31%
PJC4070.23%
Pan African Congress4000.23%
NA3090.17%
CDP3030.17%
UF2760.16%
United Christian Democratic Party2670.15%
SOPA2600.15%
KISS2460.14%
EMSA2420.14%
TOP2070.12%
NLP1290.07%
Total177 230100.00%

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.
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