UThungulu District Municipality

uThungulu (South) Uthungulu District
District municipality
Seal
Location in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	Richards Bay
Local municipalities	List Mbonambi uMhlathuze Ntambanana uMlalazi Mthonjaneni Nkandla
Government[1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ald Larkan
Area
• Total	8,213 km2 (3,171 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	907,519
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	94.4%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.6%
• White	3.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
• Zulu	89.1%
• English	5.1%
• Afrikaans	2.3%
• Southern Ndebele	1.3%
• Other	2.2%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	DC28

Uthungulu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of uThungulu is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28

Geography

Neighbours

uThungulu is surrounded by:

• iLembe to the south (DC29)
• Umkhanyakude to the northeast (DC27)
• The Indian Ocean to the east
• Umzinyathi to the west (DC24)
• Zululand to the north (DC26)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Sister City

Uthungulu is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ( Milwaukee, United States). It is the only city in Africa to be twined with a city in Wisconsin, United States. The joining of the two cities was largely enacted from legistation in Wisconsin in collaboration with the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program. In 2009, Sister Cities International launched the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program, a three-year project to alleviate poverty in 25 African cities (including Uthungulu) through water, sanitation and health initiatives. Milwaukee will collaborate with their African counterparts to identify and address the most critical problems in these sectors, which form barriers to sustained development in urban areas. This project is funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program is cited to end in middle of the year 2012.

Politics

Election results

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

• Population 18 and over: 477 576 [53.91% of total population]
• Total votes: 252 139 [28.46% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 52.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board

References

External links

• UThungulu DM Official Website

v t e Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal Metropolitan eThekwini (Durban) District and local Ugu Vulamehlo uMdoni Umzumbe uMuziwabantu Ezinqoleni Hibiscus Coast Umgungundlovu uMshwathi uMngeni Mpofana Impendle Msunduzi Mkhambathini Richmond Uthukela Emnambithi-Ladysmith Indaka Umtshezi Okhahlamba Imbabazane Umzinyathi Endumeni Nquthu Msinga Umvoti Amajuba Newcastle eMadlangeni Dannhauser Zululand eDumbe uPhongolo Abaqulusi Nongoma Ulundi Umkhanyakude uMhlabuyalingana Jozini The Big Five False Bay Hlabisa Mtubatuba uThungulu Mbonambi uMhlathuze Ntambanana uMlalazi Mthonjaneni Nkandla iLembe Mandeni KwaDukuza Ndwedwe Maphumulo Sisonke Ingwe Kwa Sani Greater Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Umzimkhulu List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

v t e Municipalities and communities of uThungulu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal District seat: Richards Bay uMhlathuze ESikhawini Empangeni Felixton Richards Bay uMlalazi AMatikulu Eshowe Gingindlovu Mbongolwane Mtunzini Nkandla Nkandla Mbonambi Kwambonambi Ntambanana Bhucanana Heatonville Mthonjaneni Melmoth

Coordinates: 28°44′S 32°05′E / 28.733°S 32.083°E / -28.733; 32.083