Zululand District Municipality

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Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 804 456 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Neighbours
- 1.2 Local municipalities
2 Demographics
3 Politics
- 3.1 Election results
4 External links

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbours

Zululand is surrounded by:

Amajuba to the north-west(DC25)
Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north (DC30)
The kingdom of Swaziland to the north
Umkhanyakude to the east(DC27)
Umzinyathi to the south-west (DC24)
uThungulu to the south (DC28)

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Ulundi	212 972	26.47%
Nongoma	198 447	24.67%
Abaqulusi	191 020	23.75%
uPhongolo	119 786	14.89%
eDumbe	82 241	10.22%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiZulu	779 206	96.86%
Afrikaans	11 382	1.41%
English	5 246	0.65%
Sesotho	2 297	0.29%
IsiNdebele	1 684	0.21%
IsiXhosa	1 130	0.14%
Sepedi	980	0.12%
SiSwati	946	0.12%
Other	916	0.11%
Setswana	409	0.05%
Xitsonga	142	0.02%
Tshivenda	128	0.02%

[edit] Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	434 244	53.98%
Male	370 212	46.02%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	788 551	98.02%
White	13 769	1.71%
Coloured	1 521	0.19%
Indian/Asian	615	0.08%

[edit] Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	103 541	12.87%
005 - 009	116 193	14.44%
010 - 014	119 925	14.91%
015 - 019	111 383	13.85%
020 - 024	69 637	8.66%
025 - 029	50 739	6.31%
030 - 034	40 514	5.04%
035 - 039	38 739	4.82%
040 - 044	33 628	4.18%
045 - 049	27 697	3.44%
050 - 054	21 735	2.70%
055 - 059	16 125	2.00%
060 - 064	16 825	2.09%
065 - 069	12 309	1.53%
070 - 074	11 606	1.44%
075 - 079	6 390	0.79%
080 - 084	4 962	0.62%
085 - 089	1 300	0.16%
090 - 094	647	0.08%
095 - 099	440	0.05%
100 plus	121	0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

Election results for Zululand in the South African general election, 2004.

Population 18 and over: 394 233 [49.01% of total population]
Total votes: 218 270 [27.13% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
Inkhata Freedom Party	169 028	77.44%
African National Congress	32 688	14.98%
Democratic Alliance	8 831	4.05%
African Christian Democratic Party	2 379	1.09%
United Democratic Movement	1 025	0.47%
Freedom Front Plus	845	0.39%
New National Party	531	0.24%
Independent Democrats	483	0.22%
Azanian People's Organisation	365	0.17%
Pan African Congress	231	0.11%
KISS	220	0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party	220	0.10%
PJC	210	0.10%
SOPA	188	0.09%
CDP	169	0.08%
TOP	167	0.08%
NA	160	0.07%
EMSA	155	0.07%
Minority Front	152	0.07%
UF	141	0.06%
NLP	82	0.04%
Total	218 270	100.00%

[edit] External links

	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