uMkhanyakude, named after the yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning “seen from afar”, is the northernmost district in KwaZulu-Natal and contains many areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the St Lucia greater wetland park, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay. Game parks include Hluhluwe-Umfolozi, Ndumu and Tembe Elephant Park. It is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. 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.
It is described as one of the two most deprived districts in South Africa according to the District Health Barometer. “Deprivation” is defined as a combination of indicators including unemployment rates, access to piped water and electricity, female-headed households with high numbers of children and low education levels, according to the Health Systems Trust which produces the Barometer.. The seat of Umkhanyakude is Mkuze. The majority of its 573 353 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC27.
Geography
Neighbours
uMkhanyakude is surrounded by:
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.
| 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% |
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
References
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Coordinates: 27°37′S 32°02′E / 27.617°S 32.033°E / -27.617; 32.033
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