eThekwini
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| Ethekwini | |
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| — Metropolitan municipality — | |
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| Coordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E / 29.867°S 31.017°ECoordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E / 29.867°S 31.017°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Durban |
| Settlements | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor (2012-02)[1] | James Nxumalo (ANC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Nomvuzo Shabalala |
| • Municipal manager | Michael Sutcliffe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,291 km2 (885 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2][3] | |
| • Total | 3,499,254 |
| • Density | 1,527.4/km2 (3,956/sq mi) |
| • Households | 833,859 |
| Racial makeup (2007)[4] | |
| • Black African | 71.1% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 18.7% |
| • White | 7.9% |
| First languages (2001)[5] | |
| • Zulu | 63.0% |
| • English | 30.0% |
| • Xhosa | 3.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.4% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | ETH |
eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,090,126 people speak Zulu (2001 census). It was formed from seven formerly independent local councils and tribal land.[6]
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[edit] Etymology
The derivation of the word eThekwini is debated,[7][8] and neither the eThekwini Heritage Department nor the eThekwini Metropolitan Unicity Municipality have published a decisive etymology.[citation needed]
Ethekwini is probably the locative form of itheku ("bay" or "lagoon"). There is, however, a suggestion that it is derived from the Xhosa iteko, meaning "a meeting place", and that it was brought to the area by British settlers in 1824, many of whom had learnt Xhosa while in the Cape.[citation needed]
In an 1859 Zulu grammar book, Bishop Colenso asserted that the root word iTeku means "bay of the sea" and noted that the locative form, eTekwini, was used as a proper name for Durban.[9]
An 1895 English-Zulu dictionary translates the base word iteku as "bay", "creek", "gulf" or "sinus",[10] while a 1905 Zulu-English dictionary notes that eTekwini is used for Durban.[11]
[edit] 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
[edit] Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[12]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Mission | 57201 | 1.56 | 631 |
| Amalanga | 57202 | 17.75 | 1,340 |
| Amanzimtoti | 57203 | 10.16 | 13,437 |
| Amaotana | 57204 | 1.39 | 10,643 |
| Amawoti | 57205 | 0.94 | 1,038 |
| Assegay | 57206 | 34.03 | 2,930 |
| Blackburn | 57207 | 0.54 | 0 |
| Bothas Hill | 57208 | 7.38 | 1,992 |
| Cato Ridge | 57209 | 19.85 | 1,059 |
| Cele/Vumengazi | 57210 | 63.16 | 15,099 |
| Chatsworth | 57211 | 47.05 | 192,166 |
| Cibane | 57212 | 8.66 | 1,050 |
| Clansthal | 57213 | 0.79 | 272 |
| Clermont | 57214 | 9.19 | 57,536 |
| Dassenhoek Part 1 | 57294 | 5.71 | 6,823 |
| Dassenhoek Part 2 | 57215 | 5.38 | 22,462 |
| Desainager | 57216 | 2.06 | 994 |
| Drummond | 57217 | 16.41 | 1,943 |
| Durban | 57218 | 226.51 | 536,644 |
| Elangeni | 57219 | 9.03 | 2,249 |
| Emalangeni | 57220 | 39.60 | 3,606 |
| Embo/Nksa Isimahla | 57221 | 66.57 | 9,771 |
| Emona | 57222 | 3.84 | 3,188 |
| Ezembeni | 57224 | 14.39 | 2,918 |
| Folweni | 57225 | 3.46 | 28,759 |
| Gcumisa | 57226 | 3.81 | 593 |
| Genazano | 57227 | 0.95 | 2,866 |
| Hambanathi | 57228 | 1.37 | 8,568 |
| Hazelmere | 57229 | 1.79 | 5,128 |
| Hillcrest | 57230 | 10.01 | 5,341 |
| Ilanga | 57231 | 12.60 | 12,236 |
| Inanda | 57232 | 24.43 | 153,098 |
| Inchanga | 57233 | 10.81 | 21,987 |
| Iqadi | 57234 | 113.13 | 44,532 |
| Khabazela | 57235 | 7.31 | 250 |
| Kingsburgh | 57236 | 18.92 | 23,812 |
| Klaarwater | 57237 | 12.31 | 12,169 |
| Kloof | 57238 | 63.86 | 35,623 |
| Kwadabeka | 57239 | 11.82 | 52,617 |
| KwaMakhutha | 57240 | 8.02 | 43,781 |
| Kwa-Mashu | 57241 | 18.80 | 175,913 |
| KwaNdengezi | 57242 | 7.99 | 31,528 |
| La Mercy | 57243 | 29.09 | 2,104 |
| Lamontville | 57244 | 4.18 | 32,991 |
| Luganda | 57245 | 3.13 | 6,121 |
| Luthuli/Umnini Trust | 57246 | 38.45 | 23,008 |
| Macala-Gwala | 57247 | 15.80 | 9,359 |
| Magabeni | 57248 | 1.56 | 4,933 |
| Malagazi | 57249 | 3.44 | 15,681 |
| Mangangeni/Vumazonke | 57250 | 8.39 | 3,111 |
| Maphephetha | 57251 | 54.01 | 9,814 |
| Maphunulo | 57252 | 4.69 | 1,769 |
| Mawotana | 57253 | 2.33 | 8,913 |
| Mawothi | 57254 | 11.40 | 40,465 |
| Molweni | 57255 | 11.40 | 12,975 |
| Mount Moreland | 57256 | 0.77 | 273 |
| Mpolo | 57257 | 1.92 | 6,914 |
| Mpumalanga | 57258 | 38.30 | 99,720 |
| Mt Edgecombe | 57259 | 12.89 | 3,874 |
| Mwawine | 57260 | 0.70 | 1,460 |
| Naidooville | 57261 | 1.12 | 2,417 |
| New Germany | 57262 | 9.13 | 12,592 |
| Newlands East | 57263 | 10.23 | 22,444 |
| Newlands West | 57264 | 12.62 | 37,425 |
| Ngcolosi | 57265 | 47.90 | 20,166 |
| Ngqungqulu | 57266 | 3.44 | 1,455 |
| Ntshongweni | 57267 | 13.71 | 201 |
| Ntuzuma | 57268 | 17.60 | 114,579 |
| Oceans | 57269 | 0.20 | 823 |
| Phoenix | 57270 | 29.65 | 169,163 |
| Pinetown | 57271 | 71.85 | 100,037 |
| Qadi | 57272 | 17.34 | 7,170 |
| Qiniselani Manyuswa | 57273 | 53.72 | 25,878 |
| Queensburgh | 57274 | 18.76 | 29,519 |
| Redcliffe | 57275 | 2.22 | 2,800 |
| Roseneath | 57276 | 5.06 | 7,303 |
| Siyanda | 57277 | 1.13 | 12,924 |
| Sobonakhona | 57278 | 179.40 | 64,162 |
| Thoyana | 57279 | 8.98 | 7,886 |
| Tongaat Beach | 57281 | 0.64 | 735 |
| Tongaat | 57280 | 14.99 | 41,055 |
| Tshelimnyama | 57282 | 3.65 | 12,731 |
| Umbumbulu | 57283 | 0.43 | 304 |
| Umdloti | 57284 | 0.96 | 1,939 |
| Umgababa | 57285 | 2.63 | 4,059 |
| Umhlanga | 57286 | 15.00 | 15,387 |
| Umkomaas | 57287 | 7.44 | 3,027 |
| Umlazi | 57288 | 46.55 | 388,687 |
| Verulam | 57289 | 26.11 | 54,645 |
| Westbrook | 57290 | 1.56 | 1,266 |
| Westville | 57291 | 31.03 | 37,517 |
| Ximba | 57292 | 95.29 | 34,557 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 57223 | 352.66 | 23,209 |
[edit] Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 1 948 061 | 63.04% |
| English | 925 671 | 29.96% |
| Xhosa | 106 110 | 3.43% |
| Afrikaans | 44 438 | 1.44% |
| Other | 28 866 | 0.93% |
| Sotho | 21 587 | 0.70% |
| Ndebele | 6 041 | 0.20% |
| Northern Sotho | 3 266 | 0.11% |
| Swati | 2 433 | 0.08% |
| Tswana | 1 807 | 0.06% |
| Tsonga | 1 356 | 0.04% |
| Venda | 484 | 0.02% |
[edit] Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 605 080 | 51.94% |
| Male | 1 485 046 | 48.06% |
[edit] Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 2 110 594 | 68.30% |
| Indian/Asian | 614 829 | 19.90% |
| White | 277 429 | 8.98% |
| Coloured | 87 274 | 2.82% |
[edit] Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 273 097 | 8.84% |
| 005 - 009 | 286 606 | 9.27% |
| 010 - 014 | 294 820 | 9.54% |
| 015 - 019 | 323 345 | 10.46% |
| 020 - 024 | 331 475 | 10.73% |
| 025 - 029 | 316 326 | 10.24% |
| 030 - 034 | 256 429 | 8.30% |
| 035 - 039 | 236 009 | 7.64% |
| 040 - 044 | 195 032 | 6.31% |
| 045 - 049 | 154 640 | 5.00% |
| 050 - 054 | 129 097 | 4.18% |
| 055 - 059 | 91 991 | 2.98% |
| 060 - 064 | 72 334 | 2.34% |
| 065 - 069 | 50 020 | 1.62% |
| 070 - 074 | 37 078 | 1.20% |
| 075 - 079 | 21 847 | 0.71% |
| 080 - 084 | 12 877 | 0.42% |
| 085 - 089 | 4 678 | 0.15% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 717 | 0.06% |
| 095 - 099 | 560 | 0.02% |
| 100 plus | 148 | 0.00% |
[edit] Politics
[edit] Election results
African National Congress
Democratic Alliance
Inkatha Freedom Party
Minority Front
Independent (no party)
Election results for eThekwini in the South African general election, 2009.
- Population 18 and over: 1 639 153
- Total votes: 1 331 246
- Voting % estimate: 81.22% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 888 703 | 67.52% |
| Democratic Alliance | 267 464 | 18.04% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 89 650 | 6.81% |
| Congress of the People | 33 873 | 2.57% |
| Minority Front | 32 902 | 2.50% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 10 852 | 0.82% |
| Independent Democrats | 4 330 | 0.33% |
| Al Jama-ah | 4 033 | 0.31% |
| United Democratic Movement | 3 231 | 0.25% |
| AZAPO | 1 679 | 0.13% |
| Movement Democratic Party | 1 534 | 0.12% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 436 | 0.11% |
| APC | 1 192 | 0.09% |
| Nadeco | 1 016 | 0.08% |
| PAC | 595 | 0.05% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 574 | 0.05% |
| Total | 1 331 246 | 100.00% |
[edit] Non-party politics
The shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo has members in more than 30 settlements in eThekwini. Abahlali have campaigned vigorously against evictions, against forced removals and for basic services and ongoing democratic consultation. At times there has been serious conflict between Abahlali and the municipal government.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. http://www.gcis.gov.za/gcis/gcis_list.jsp?id=14&heading=Executive%20Mayors. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Metro/District Council population estimates by gender and year (based on 2010 projection)". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Mid-year%20estimates%20by%20district%20council,%20gender%20and%20year%20%282010%20projection%29&ti=Metro%2FDistrict+Council+population+estimates+by+gender+and+year+%28based+on+2010+projection%29&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Mid-Year%20Estimates/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, population group, gender and age group". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=agegrp_gender__popgrp&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+population+group%2C+gender+and+age+group&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Persons/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Census 2001 by municipalities, language, population group and gender.". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Database/South%20Africa/Population%20Census/Census%202001%20-%20NEW%20Demarcation%20boundaries%20as%20at%209%20December%202005/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons/Municipality%20level%20-%20Persons.asp. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.travelwires.com/wp/2008/07/mike-sutcliffe-the-man-behind-the-manager/
- ^ "SA row over 'bull testicle' name". BBC News (BBC). 2007-08-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6961005.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ de Boer, Heinz (2007-08-22). "Embarrassing meaning of 'eThekwini' revealed". iol news (iol). http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=vn20070822090434914C681252&newslett=1&em=156165a6a20070822ah. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ Colenso, John William (1859). "IV - Cases of nouns". First steps in Zulu-Kafir, an abridgment of the Elementary grammar of the Zulu-Kafir language. pp. 12. http://www.archive.org/stream/firststepsinzul01colegoog#page/n20/mode/1up. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Roberts, Charles (1895). An English-Zulu Dictionary: With the Principles of Pronunciation and Classification Fully Explained. Paul, Trench, Trübner. pp. 19, 58, 114, 208. http://www.archive.org/details/anenglishzuludi00robegoog. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Bryant, Alfred T. (1905). A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation. The Mariannhill Mission Press. pp. 94. http://www.archive.org/stream/azuluenglishdic00bryagoog#page/n96/mode/1up. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
[edit] External links
- Stats SA Census 2001 page
- Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results
- eThekwini Online The official site of Durban, South Africa
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