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{{Infobox South African municipality
{{Infobox settlement
| name = uThukela District Municipality
| name = uThukela
| official_name =
| other_name =
| native_name =
| settlement_type = [[District municipality (South Africa)|District municipality]]
| settlement_type = [[District municipality (South Africa)|District municipality]]
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| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
| subdivision_name = [[South Africa]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of South Africa|Province]]
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[KwaZulu-Natal]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[KwaZulu-Natal]]
| subdivision_type2 = <!-- add [[Districts of South Africa|District]] here if this is a local municipality]] -->
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| seat = [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]]
| seat = [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]]
| parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]]
| parts_type = [[Local municipality (South Africa)|Local municipalities]]
|p1 = [[Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality|Emnambithi/Ladysmith]]
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|p2 = [[Indaka Local Municipality|Indaka]]
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| p1 = [[Emnambithi-Ladysmith Local Municipality|Emnambithi-Ladysmith]]
|p3 = [[Umtshezi Local Municipality|Umtshezi]]
| p2 = [[Indaka Local Municipality|Indaka]]
|p4 = [[Okhahlamba Local Municipality|Okhahlamba]]
| p3 = [[Umtshezi Local Municipality|Umtshezi]]
|p5 = [[Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality|Imbabazane]]
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| p4 = [[Okhahlamba Local Municipality|Okhahlamba]]
| p5 = [[Imbabazane Local Municipality|Imbabazane]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal council]]
| leader_party = <!-- example: [[African National Congress|ANC]] -->
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_name = Dudu Mazibuko
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| area_total_km2 = 11326
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref>
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 656986
| population_total = 668848
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup {{nobold|(2011)}}
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| pop_est_as_of =
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|[[Bantu-speaking peoples of South Africa|Black African]]}}
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| population_blank1 =
| demographics1_info1 = 95.1%
| demographics1_title2 = {{nobold|[[Coloureds|Coloured]]}}
| population_density_blank1_km2 =
| demographics1_info2 = 0.6%
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi=
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|[[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]]}}
| population_note =
| demographics1_info3 = 2.4%
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| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup
| demographics1_info4 = 1.7%
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| demographics1_title1 = Black African
| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s {{nobold|(2011)}}
| demographics1_info1 = 94.48%
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="muni_population">{{cite web |url=http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=964 |title=Statistics by place |publisher=Statistics South Africa |access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Indian/Asian
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|[[Zulu language|Zulu]]}}
| demographics1_info2 = 2.61%
| demographics1_title3 = White
| demographics2_info1 = 90.5%
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|[[English language|English]]}}
| demographics1_info3 = 2.29%
| demographics1_title4 = Coloured
| demographics2_info2 = 4.7%
| demographics2_title3 = {{nobold|[[Afrikaans]]}}
| demographics1_info4 = 0.62%
| demographics2_info3 = 1.2%
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| demographics2_title4 = {{nobold|[[Southern Ndebele language|Southern Ndebele]]}}
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_info4 = 1.1%
| demographics2_footnotes =
| demographics2_title5 = {{nobold|Other}}
| demographics2_title1 = [[IsiZulu]]
| demographics2_info1 = 93.17%
| demographics2_info5 = 2.5%
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| demographics2_title2 = [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]]
| demographics2_info2 = 4.32%
| demographics2_title3 = [[Afrikaans]]
| demographics2_info3 = 1.34%
| demographics2_title4 = [[Sesotho]]
| demographics2_info4 = 0.48%
| demographics2_title5 = [[IsiXhosa]]
| demographics2_info5 = 0.15%
| demographics2_title6 = [[Sepedi]]
| demographics2_info6 = 0.14%
| demographics2_title7 = [[IsiNdebele]]
| demographics2_info7 = 0.14%
| demographics2_title8 = [[SiSwati]]
| demographics2_info8 = 0.07%
| demographics2_title9 = [[Setswana]]
| demographics2_info9 = 0.04%
| demographics2_title10 = [[Tshivenda]]
| demographics2_info10 = 0.01%
| demographics2_title11 = [[Xitsonga]]
| demographics2_info11 = 0.01%
| demographics2_title12 = [[Other languages of South Africa|Other]]
| demographics2_info12 = 0.11%
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| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
| utc_offset1 = +2
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| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal code
| blank_name_sec1 = Municipal&nbsp;code
| blank_info_sec1 = DC23<!-- Replace with municipal code from [[List of South African municipalities]] -->
| blank_info_sec1 = DC23

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| website =
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The '''uThukela District Municipality''' ({{langx|zu|UMasipala wesiFunda sase uThukela}}) is one of the 11 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of the [[KwaZulu-Natal]] province of [[South Africa]]. Its seat is [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]]. As of 2011, a majority of its 668,848 inhabitants spoke [[isiZulu]]. The district code is DC23.

'''uThukela''' is one of the 11 [[Districts of South Africa|districts]] of the [[KwaZulu-Natal]] province of [[South Africa]]. The seat of uThukela is the city of [[Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal|Ladysmith]]. The majority of its 656 986 people speak [[IsiZulu]] (2001 [[Census]]). The district code is DC23.


==Geography==
==Geography==
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uThukela is surrounded by:
uThukela is surrounded by:
* [[Amajuba District Municipality|Amajuba]] to the north (DC25)
* [[Amajuba District Municipality|Amajuba]] to the north (DC25)
* [[Umgungundlovu District Municipality|Umgungundlovu]] to the east (DC22)
* [[uMgungundlovu District Municipality|uMgungundlovu]] to the east (DC22)
* [[Umzinyathi District Municipality|Umzinyathi]] to the south (DC24)
* [[uMzinyathi District Municipality|uMzinyathi]] to the south (DC24)
* the kingdom of Lesotho to the south-east
* [[Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality|Thabo Mofutsanyane]] in the [[Free State (South African province)|Free State]] to the west (DC19)
* [[Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality|Thabo Mofutsanyane]] in the [[Free State (South African province)|Free State]] to the west (DC19)


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The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:
The district contains the following [[local municipality (South Africa)|local municipalities]]:


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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Local municipality
!Local municipality
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Dominant language
!Dominant language
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality|Emnambithi/Ladysmith]] ||225 459 ||34.32%||[[Zulu language|Zulu]]
|align=left|[[Emnambithi/Ladysmith Local Municipality|Emnambithi/Ladysmith (KZN232)]] ||225 459 ||34.32%||[[Zulu language|Zulu]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Okhahlamba Local Municipality|Okhahlamba]] ||137 526 ||20.93%||Zulu
|align=left|[[Indaka Local Municipality|Indaka (KZN233)]] ||113 643 ||17.30%||Zulu
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Imbabazane Local Municipality|Imbabazane]] ||119 922 ||18.25%||Zulu
|align=left|[[Umtshezi Local Municipality|Umtshezi (KZN234)]] ||59 923 ||9.12%||Zulu
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Indaka Local Municipality|Indaka]] ||113 643 ||17.30%||Zulu
|align=left|[[Okhahlamba Local Municipality|Okhahlamba (KZN235)]] ||137 526 ||20.93%||Zulu
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Umtshezi Local Municipality|Umtshezi]] ||59 923 ||9.12%||Zulu
|align=left|[[Imbabazane Local Municipality|Imbabazane (KZN236)]] ||119 922 ||18.25%||Zulu
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Giants Castle Game Reserve Local Municipality|Giants Castle Game Reserve]] ||511 ||0.08%||
|align=left|[[Giants Castle Game Reserve Local Municipality|Giants Castle Game Reserve]] ||511 ||0.08%||
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===Gender===
===Gender===
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!Gender
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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
|-
|-
|align=left|Female ||355 161 ||54.06%
|align=left|Female ||355 161 ||54.06%
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===Age===
===Age===
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!Age
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Age
!Population
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Population
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
|-
|-
|align=left|000 - 004 ||79 502 ||12.10%
|align=left|000 - 004 ||79 502 ||12.10%
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* Total votes: 177 230 [26.98% of total population]
* Total votes: 177 230 [26.98% of total population]
* Voting % estimate: 50.62% votes as a % of population 18 and over
* Voting % estimate: 50.62% votes as a % of population 18 and over
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: right"
!Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Party
!Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!%
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Inkatha Freedom Party|Inkhata Freedom Party]] ||87 332 ||49.28%
|align=left|[[Inkatha Freedom Party|Inkhata Freedom Party]] ||87 332 ||49.28%
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.demarcation.org.za/ Municipal Demarcation Board]
* [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/default.asp Stats SA Census 2001 page]
* [http://www.elections.org.za/Elections2004_Static.asp Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]


==External links==
{{KwaZulu-Natal_province}}
* [http://www.uthukeladm.co.za/uthukela/ Official Website]

{{Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal}}


[[Category:District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal]]
[[Category:District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal]]
[[Category:Uthukela District Municipality]]


{{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub}}

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[[de:Uthukela]]
[[it:Municipalità distrettuale di Uthukela]]
[[nl:Uthukela District Municipality]]
[[nov:Utukela]]
[[pl:Uthukela]]
[[ru:Утхукела]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 12 October 2024

uThukela
District municipality
Official seal of uThukela
Seal
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°E / -28.550; 29.767
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatLadysmith
Local municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDudu Mazibuko
Area
 • Total
11,326 km2 (4,373 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
668,848
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African95.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian2.4%
 • White1.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu90.5%
 • English4.7%
 • Afrikaans1.2%
 • Southern Ndebele1.1%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC23

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:

Local municipalities

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The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
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.
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