iLembe District Municipality

ILembe District Municipality
—  District Municipality  —
Location of ILembe District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	KwaDukuza
Neighbors	List Umzinyathi eThekwini Umgungundlovu uThungulu
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	3,264 km2 (1,260.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	560,409
• Density	171.7/km2 (444.7/sq mi)
• Households	130,005
Racial makeup
Languages
• Zulu	86.44%
• English	8.62%
• Xhosa	3.57%
• Afrikaans	0.64%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+02)
Municipal code	DC29
Website	ilembe.gov.za

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

Geography

Neighbours

iLembe is surrounded by:

• Umzinyathi to the north (DC24)
• the Indian Ocean to the east
• eThekwini to the south (Durban)
• Umgungundlovu to the west (DC22)
• uThungulu to the north-west (DC28)

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%

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%

Gender

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

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%

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%

Politics

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%

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board

External links

• iLembe DM Official Website
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results