Umkhanyakude District Municipality
District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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The uMkhanyakude District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase uMkhanyakude) is the northernmost of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Mkuze. It is a very rural district, the largest town being Mtubatuba in the south, with Hluhluwe, Mkuze, Jozini, Kwangwanase and Ingwavuma further to the north. The majority of its 573,353 inhabitants spoke isiZulu as of 2001.
uMkhanyakude
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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Mkuze[1] |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr.Solomon Mkhombo |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,821 km2 (4,950 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 625,846 |
| • Density | 48.814/km2 (126.43/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 94.6% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC27 |
Controversies
Umkhanyakude municipality lost R255 million Rands in unspent for infrastructure.[4]
Geography
Neighbours
uMkhanyakude is surrounded by:
- The republic of Mozambique to the north
- The Indian Ocean to the east
- King Cetswayo to the south (DC28)
- Zululand to the west (DC26)
- the kingdom of Eswatini to the north-west
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jozini | 184 093 | 32.11% | Zulu |
| Hlabisa | 176 899 | 30.85% | Zulu |
| Umhlabuyalingana | 140 962 | 24.59% | Zulu |
| Mtubatuba | 35 216 | 6.14% | Zulu |
| The Big 5 False Bay | 31 102 | 5.42% | Zulu |
| St Lucia Park | 5 080 | 0.89% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 313 954 | 54.76% |
| Male | 259 399 | 45.24% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 568 853 | 99.22% |
| White | 3 235 | 0.56% |
| Coloured | 898 | 0.16% |
| Indian/Asian | 367 | 0.06% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 76 956 | 13.42% |
| 005 - 009 | 85 375 | 14.89% |
| 010 - 014 | 86 948 | 15.16% |
| 015 - 019 | 78 248 | 13.65% |
| 020 - 024 | 50 006 | 8.72% |
| 025 - 029 | 36 983 | 6.45% |
| 030 - 034 | 30 883 | 5.39% |
| 035 - 039 | 27 382 | 4.78% |
| 040 - 044 | 23 084 | 4.03% |
| 045 - 049 | 16 695 | 2.91% |
| 050 - 054 | 13 481 | 2.35% |
| 055 - 059 | 9 654 | 1.68% |
| 060 - 064 | 11 199 | 1.95% |
| 065 - 069 | 8 543 | 1.49% |
| 070 - 074 | 8 869 | 1.55% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 049 | 0.71% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 017 | 0.53% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 004 | 0.18% |
| 090 - 094 | 579 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 292 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 106 | 0.02% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Umkhanyakude in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 274 753 [47.92% of total population]
- Total votes: 150 543 [26.26% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 54.79% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 104 721 | 69.56% |
| African National Congress | 36 893 | 24.51% |
| Democratic Alliance | 3 357 | 2.23% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 381 | 0.92% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 038 | 0.69% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 423 | 0.28% |
| New National Party | 374 | 0.25% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 343 | 0.23% |
| Independent Democrats | 308 | 0.20% |
| Pan African Congress | 234 | 0.16% |
| PJC | 204 | 0.14% |
| SOPA | 177 | 0.12% |
| KISS | 176 | 0.12% |
| CDP | 163 | 0.11% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 139 | 0.09% |
| EMSA | 135 | 0.09% |
| UF | 113 | 0.08% |
| Minority Front | 112 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 106 | 0.07% |
| NA | 91 | 0.06% |
| NLP | 55 | 0.04% |
| Total | 150 543 | 100.00% |
