Umgungundlovu District Municipality
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| uMgungundlovu Indlovu District |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Seat | Pietermaritzburg | |
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| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Yusuf Bhamjee | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9,513 km2 (3,673 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,017,763 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 84.7% | |
| • Coloured | 2.0% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.7% | |
| • White | 6.3% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 76.4% | |
| • English | 15.3% | |
| • Xhosa | 1.9% | |
| • Sotho | 1.7% | |
| • Other | 4.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC22 | |
uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 927 834 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22
Contents
Geography
Neighbors
uMgungundlovu is surrounded by:
- eThekwini to the southeast (Durban)
- iLembe to the east (DC29)
- Sisonke to the southwest (DC43)
- Ugu to the south (DC21)
- Umzinyathi to the north (DC24)
- Uthukela to the northwest (DC23)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Msunduzi | 553 227 | 59.63% |
| uMshwathi | 108 034 | 11.64% |
| uMngeni | 73 895 | 7.96% |
| Richmond | 63 219 | 6.81% |
| Mkhambathini | 59 068 | 6.37% |
| Mpofana | 36 819 | 3.97% |
| Impendle | 33 573 | 3.62% |
| Highmoor/Kamberg Park | 7 | 0.00% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
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| Zulu | 733 569 | 79.06% |
| English | 149 950 | 16.16% |
| Xhosa | 14 184 | 1.53% |
| Afrikaans | 12 409 | 1.34% |
| Sotho | 9 665 | 1.04% |
| Other | 2 814 | 0.30% |
| Ndebele | 2 065 | 0.22% |
| Northern Sotho | 1 184 | 0.13% |
| Swati | 872 | 0.09% |
| Tswana | 791 | 0.09% |
| Tsonga | 208 | 0.02% |
| Venda | 131 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
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| Female | 489 478 | 52.75% |
| Male | 438 356 | 47.25% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Black African | 767 145 | 82.68% |
| Indian/Asian | 73 083 | 7.88% |
| White | 67 103 | 7.23% |
| Coloured | 20 503 | 2.21% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
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| 000 - 004 | 87 368 | 9.42% |
| 005 - 009 | 98 509 | 10.62% |
| 010 - 014 | 102 973 | 11.10% |
| 015 - 019 | 104 574 | 11.27% |
| 020 - 024 | 92 140 | 9.93% |
| 025 - 029 | 87 922 | 9.48% |
| 030 - 034 | 68 334 | 7.36% |
| 035 - 039 | 61 487 | 6.63% |
| 040 - 044 | 50 672 | 5.46% |
| 045 - 049 | 43 148 | 4.65% |
| 050 - 054 | 36 157 | 3.90% |
| 055 - 059 | 25 434 | 2.74% |
| 060 - 064 | 22 412 | 2.42% |
| 065 - 069 | 15 980 | 1.72% |
| 070 - 074 | 13 792 | 1.49% |
| 075 - 079 | 8 079 | 0.87% |
| 080 - 084 | 5 769 | 0.62% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 834 | 0.20% |
| 090 - 094 | 798 | 0.09% |
| 095 - 099 | 321 | 0.03% |
| 100 plus | 131 | 0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Umgungundlovu in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 575 772 [62.06% of total population]
- Total votes: 280 991 [30.28% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 48.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
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| African National Congress | 181 753 | 64.68% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 46 687 | 16.62% |
| Democratic Alliance | 30 910 | 11.00% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 6 085 | 2.17% |
| United Democratic Movement | 3 531 | 1.26% |
| Independent Democrats | 3 450 | 1.23% |
| Minority Front | 2 106 | 0.75% |
| New National Party | 1 723 | 0.61% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 848 | 0.30% |
| Pan African Congress | 673 | 0.24% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 627 | 0.22% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 530 | 0.19% |
| SOPA | 363 | 0.13% |
| CDP | 362 | 0.13% |
| UF | 286 | 0.10% |
| NA | 214 | 0.08% |
| EMSA | 209 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 206 | 0.07% |
| PJC | 200 | 0.07% |
| KISS | 154 | 0.05% |
| NLP | 74 | 0.03% |
| Total | 280 991 | 100.00% |
See also
References
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