Umgungundlovu District Municipality

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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 IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbors 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] Neighbors

Umgungundlovu is surrounded by:

• eThekwini (Durban)
• iLembe (DC29)
• Sisonke (DC43)
• Ugu (DC21)
• Umzinyathi (DC24)
• Uthukela (DC23)

[edit] 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%
Mooi Mpofana	36 819	3.97%
Impendle	33 573	3.62%
Highmoor/Kamberg Park	7	0.00%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiZulu	733 569	79.06%
English	149 950	16.16%
IsiXhosa	14 184	1.53%
Afrikaans	12 409	1.34%
Sesotho	9 665	1.04%
Other	2 814	0.30%
IsiNdebele	2 065	0.22%
Sepedi	1 184	0.13%
SiSwati	872	0.09%
Setswana	791	0.09%
Xitsonga	208	0.02%
Tshivenda	131	0.01%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	489 478	52.75%
Male	438 356	47.25%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	767 145	82.68%
Indian/Asian	73 083	7.88%
White	67 103	7.23%
Coloured	20 503	2.21%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
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%

[edit] Politics

[edit] 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	%
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%

[edit] External links

• Umgungundlovu DM Official Website (under construction)
• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

	Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial Capital:	Pietermaritzburg
Major Metros:	eThekwini (includes Durban)
District Municipalities:	Ugu | Umgungundlovu | Uthukela | Umzinyathi | Amajuba | Zululand | Umkhanyakude | uThungulu | iLembe | Sisonke
Local Municipalities:	Amajuba Zululand Umkhanyakude uThungulu Umzinyathi Uthukela Umgungundlovu iLembe eThekwini Ugu Sisonke
Smaller Cities:	Empangeni | Kokstad | Ladysmith | Newcastle | Port Shepstone | Richards Bay | KwaDukuza | Tongaat | Vryheid