Umkhanyakude District Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Umkhanyakude is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Umkhanyakude is Mkuze. The majority of its 573 353 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC27.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
[edit] Neighbours
Umkhanyakude is surrounded by:
- The republic of Mozambique to the north
- The Indian Ocean to the east
- uThungulu to the south (DC28)
- Zululand to the west (DC26)
- the kingdom of Swaziland to the north-west
[edit] Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipality | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Jozini | 184 093 | 32.11% |
Hlabisa | 176 899 | 30.85% |
Umhlabuyalingana | 140 962 | 24.59% |
Mtubatuba | 35 216 | 6.14% |
The Big 5 False Bay | 31 102 | 5.42% |
St Lucia Park | 5 080 | 0.89% |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Language | Population | % |
---|---|---|
IsiZulu | 559 949 | 97.66% |
SiSwati | 3 748 | 0.65% |
English | 3 182 | 0.55% |
Afrikaans | 2 304 | 0.40% |
IsiNdebele | 1 378 | 0.24% |
Sesotho | 903 | 0.16% |
Sepedi | 582 | 0.10% |
IsiXhosa | 561 | 0.10% |
Setswana | 259 | 0.05% |
Xitsonga | 230 | 0.04% |
Other | 208 | 0.04% |
Tshivenda | 48 | 0.01% |
[edit] Gender
Gender | Population | % |
---|---|---|
Female | 313 954 | 54.76% |
Male | 259 399 | 45.24% |
[edit] 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% |
[edit] 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% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] 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% |
[edit] References
- Umkhanyakude DM Official Website
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
Province of KwaZulu-Natal |
||
---|---|---|
Provincial Capital: | ||
Major Metros: | ||
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 |