iLembe District Municipality

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iLembe
—  District municipality  —
Location of ILembe District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E / 29.333°S 31.283°E / -29.333; 31.283Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E / 29.333°S 31.283°E / -29.333; 31.283
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Seat KwaDukuza
Local municipalities
List
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor (2012-02)[1] Sibusiso Welcome Mdabe
Area
 • Total 3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2][3]
 • Total 582,617
 • Density 178.2/km2 (462/sq mi)
 • Households 124,525
Racial makeup (2007)[4]
 • Black African 91.7%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 6.3%
 • White 1.9%
First languages (2001)[5]
 • Zulu 86.4%
 • English 8.6%
 • Xhosa 3.6%
 • Other 1.4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC29

iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza [6]. The majority of its 560 409 people speak Zulu (2001 census). The district code is DC29.

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbours

iLembe is surrounded by:

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
KwaDukuza 158 586 28.30%
Ndwedwe 152 490 27.21%
Mandeni 128 670 22.96%
Maphumulo 120 640 21.53%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Zulu 484 402 86.44%
English 48 297 8.62%
Xhosa 20 004 3.57%
Afrikaans 3 578 0.64%
Ndebele 1 184 0.21%
Other 707 0.13%
Northern Sotho 693 0.12%
Swati 427 0.08%
Tsonga 408 0.07%
Sotho 379 0.07%
Tswana 251 0.04%
Venda 56 0.01%

[edit] Gender

Gender Population %
Female 299 572 53.46%
Male 260 837 46.54%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African 509 951 91.00%
Indian/Asian 37 462 6.68%
White 10 406 1.86%
Coloured 2 590 0.46%

[edit] Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 63 172 11.27%
005 - 009 70 472 12.58%
010 - 014 71 672 12.79%
015 - 019 68 769 12.27%
020 - 024 51 863 9.25%
025 - 029 44 409 7.92%
030 - 034 34 767 6.20%
035 - 039 32 311 5.77%
040 - 044 26 364 4.70%
045 - 049 21 287 3.80%
050 - 054 19 708 3.52%
055 - 059 14 517 2.59%
060 - 064 13 614 2.43%
065 - 069 9 802 1.75%
070 - 074 8 611 1.54%
075 - 079 4 533 0.81%
080 - 084 2 909 0.52%
085 - 089 876 0.16%
090 - 094 420 0.07%
095 - 099 248 0.04%
100 plus 85 0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 312 758 [55.81% of total population]
  • Total votes: 166 460 [29.70% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 53.22% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 78 343 47.06%
Inkhata Freedom Party 69 110 41.52%
Democratic Alliance 10 311 6.19%
African Christian Democratic Party 2 113 1.27%
United Democratic Movement 1 214 0.73%
Minority Front 727 0.44%
New National Party 570 0.34%
Azanian People's Organisation 567 0.34%
UF 542 0.33%
Independent Democrats 466 0.28%
Freedom Front Plus 401 0.24%
United Christian Democratic Party 331 0.20%
Pan African Congress 316 0.19%
SOPA 280 0.17%
CDP 247 0.15%
EMSA 228 0.14%
PJC 209 0.13%
KISS 150 0.09%
NA 133 0.08%
TOP 120 0.07%
NLP 82 0.05%
Total 166 460 100.00%

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ "Community Survey 2007 by municipality, type of main dwelling and population group of household". Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/timeseriesdata/pxweb2006/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Type_of_main_dwelling_municipalities&ti=Community+Survey+2007+by+municipality%2C+type+of+main+dwelling+and+population+group+of++household+head&path=../Database/South%20Africa/Community%20Survey%202007/Households/Municipality/&lang=1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ http://www.ilembe.gov.za/default.aspx?pid=29

[edit] External links
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