uThungulu District Municipality

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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 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 External links

[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

	v • d • e 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

v • d • e Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Provincial Capital: Pietermaritzburg Major Metros eThekwini (includes Durban) District Municipalities Amajuba · iLembe · Sisonke · Ugu · Umgungundlovu · Umkhanyakude · Umzinyathi · Uthukela · uThungulu · Zululand Smaller Cities Bergville · Empangeni · Estcourt · Glencoe · Howick · Kokstad · KwaDukuza · Ladysmith · Margate · Newcastle · Port Edward · Port Shepstone · Richards Bay · Tongaat · Vryheid · Winterton

Coordinates: 28°44′S 32°05′E / 28.733°S 32.083°E / -28.733; 32.083