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eThekwini iThekuDurban
Metropolitan municipality
City of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E / 29.867°S 31.017°E / -29.867; 31.017
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	Durban
Wards	103
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Cyril Xaba (ANC)
• Deputy Mayor	Zandile Myeni (NFP)
• Speaker	Thabang Nyawose (ANC)
Area
• Total	2,291.31 km (884.68 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,239,901
• Density	1,900/km (4,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
• Black African	72.2%
• Coloured	2.5%
• Indian/Asian	19.7%
• White	6.0%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	62.8%
• English	26.8%
• Xhosa	3.9%
• Afrikaans	1.7%
• Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	3.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	ETH

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini) is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. As of 2011, the majority of its 3,442,361 inhabitants spoke isiZulu.

Etymology

In an 1859 Zulu grammar book, Bishop Colenso asserted that the root word iTeku means "bay of the sea", from the name Mtheku, used by the Thabethe tribes clan, who were the leaders of the Nguni people. Furthermore the original local inhabitants and noted that the locative form, eTekwini, was used as a proper name for Durban.

An 1895 English-Zulu dictionary translates the base word iteku as "bay", "creek", "gulf" or "sinus", while a 1905 Zulu-English dictionary notes that eTekwini is used for Durban.

Geography

eThekwini is surrounded by:

• iLembe (DC29) to the north
• the Indian Ocean to the east
• Ugu (DC21) to the south
• Umgungundlovu (DC22) to the west

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Gender

As of 2011.

Ethnic group

As of 2022

Age

Politics

The municipal council consists of 222 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 111 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 111 wards, while the remaining 111 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Election results

In the 2021 local government elections, the African National Congress lost their majority on the city council for the first time since the metro's establishment in 2000.

The following table shows the detailed results of the election.

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Mayor of eThekwini

References

1. Ardé, Greg (10 July 2024). "Cyril Xaba, 'sober' new mayor for the eThekwini circus". Daily Maverick. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
3. ^ "eThekwini (Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa)". Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
4. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
5. Colenso, John William (1859). "IV - Cases of nouns". First steps in Zulu-Kafir, an abridgment of the Elementary grammar of the Zulu-Kafir language. p. 12. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
6. Roberts, Charles (1895). An English-Zulu Dictionary: With the Principles of Pronunciation and Classification Fully Explained. Paul, Trench, Trübner. pp. 19, 58, 114, 208. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
7. Bryant, Alfred T. (1905). A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation. The Mariannhill Mission Press. p. 94. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
8. "Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa". Retrieved 2014-02-23.
9. ^ "eThekwini". Adrian Frith. n.d. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
10. "ANC scores comfortable win in eThekwini | IOL". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
11. "ANC loses outright control of KZN's eThekwini Metro". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
12. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
13. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
14. "Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• eThekwini Online The official site of Durban, South Africa

v t e Communities of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
Seat: Durban
Cities and towns	Adams Mission Amanzimtoti Assagay Buffelsdraai Cato Ridge Chatsworth Chesterville Clermont Doonside Drummond Durban EkuPhakameni Hillcrest Illovo Illovo Beach Inanda Inchanga Karridene Kingsburgh KwaMashu La Mercy Lamontville Mapumulo Mariannhill Mount Edgecombe Mount Moreland Mpumalanga New Germany Ntuzuma Phoenix Pinetown Tongaat Umbogintwini Umbumbulu Umdloti Umgababa Umhlanga Umkomaas Verulam Warner Beach Winklespruit
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