Uthukela District Municipality

District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

uThukela

District municipality

Seal

Location in the KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 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)

[2]

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

The uThukela District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase uThukela) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Ladysmith. As of 2011, a majority of its 668,848 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC23.

## Geography

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### Neighbours

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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

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality  | Population  | %  | Dominant language

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|
|

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

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The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

### Gender

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Gender  | Population  | %

|
|

Female | 355 161 | 54.06%
Male | 301 825 | 45.94%

### Age

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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

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### Election results

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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

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1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

## External links

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* Official Website

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Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

Metropolitan|

* eThekwini (Durban)

District
and local|

| Ugu|

* Ray Nkonyeni
* uMdoni
* uMuziwabantu
* Umzumbe
* Vulamehlo (dissolved in 2016)

|

Umgungundlovu|

* Impendle
* Mkhambathini
* Mpofana
* Msunduzi
* Richmond
* uMngeni
* uMshwathi

Uthukela|

* Alfred Duma
* Inkosi Langalibalele
* Okhahlamba

Umzinyathi|

* Endumeni
* Msinga
* Nquthu
* Umvoti

Amajuba|

* Dannhauser
* eMadlangeni
* Newcastle

Zululand|

* Abaqulusi
* eDumbe
* Nongoma
* Ulundi
* uPhongolo

Umkhanyakude|

* Big Five Hlabisa
* Jozini
* Mtubatuba
* uMhlabuyalingana

King Cetshwayo|

* uMfolozi
* Mthonjaneni
* Nkandla
* Ntambanana
* uMhlathuze
* uMlalazi

iLembe|

* KwaDukuza
* Mandeni
* Maphumulo
* Ndwedwe

Harry Gwala|

* Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
* Greater Kokstad
* Johannes Phumani Phungula
* Umzimkhulu

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