Zululand District Municipality

This article is about a municipality in South Africa. For other and related uses, see Zululand. District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Zululand
District municipality
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Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°19′S 31°25′E / 28.317°S 31.417°E / -28.317; 31.417
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	Ulundi
Local municipalities	List eDumbe uPhongolo Abaqulusi Nongoma Ulundi
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Thulasizwe Buthelezi
Area
• Total	14,799 km (5,714 sq mi)
Population
• Total	803,575
• Density	54/km (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	98.0%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	1.4%
First languages (2011)
• Zulu	94.3%
• English	1.5%
• Afrikaans	1.3%
• Southern Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC26

The Zululand District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda seZululand) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Ulundi. As of 2011, a majority of its 803,575 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC26.

Geography

Neighbours

Zululand is surrounded by:

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

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%

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%

Gender

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

Ethnic group

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

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	103 541	2%
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%

Politics

Election results

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

Population 18 and over: 394 233
Total votes: 218 270
Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
Inkatha 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%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party	220	0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party	220	0.10%
Peace and Justice Congress	210	0.10%
Socialist Party of Azania	188	0.09%
Christian Democratic Party	169	0.08%
TOP	167	0.08%
NA	160	0.07%
EMSA	155	0.07%
Minority Front	152	0.07%
UF	141	0.06%
New Labour Party	82	0.04%
Total	218 270	100.00%

References

"Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

Zululand DM official website

Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

Metropolitan

eThekwini (Durban)

District
and local

Ugu	Ray Nkonyeni uMdoni uMuziwabantu Umzumbe Vulamehlo
Umgungundlovu	Impendle Mkhambathini Mpofana Msunduzi Richmond uMngeni uMshwathi
Uthukela	Alfred Duma Inkosi Langalibalele Okhahlamba
Umzinyathi	Endumeni Msinga Nquthu Umvoti
Amajuba	Dannhauser eMadlangeni Newcastle
Zululand	Abaqulusi eDumbe Nongoma Ulundi uPhongolo
Umkhanyakude	Big Five Hlabisa Jozini Mtubatuba uMhlabuyalingana
King Cetshwayo	uMfolozi Mthonjaneni Nkandla Ntambanana uMhlathuze uMlalazi
iLembe	KwaDukuza Mandeni Maphumulo Ndwedwe
Harry Gwala	Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Greater Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Umzimkhulu

List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

v t e Municipalities and communities of Zululand District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
District seat: Ulundi
Ulundi	Babanango Ceza Dingaanstat Mahlabatini Ntabamhlophe Ulundi	Zululand District within South Africa
Nongoma	Nongoma
Abaqulusi	Glückstadt Hlobane Louwsburg Mondlo Vryheid
uPhongolo	Belgrade Golela Ncotshane Pongola
EDumbe	Blinkwater Eersteling Kambula Lüneburg Paulpietersburg Pivaanspoort Tamboekiesdraai

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