Ugu District Municipality

This article is about a place in South Africa. For for other uses, see Ugu (disambiguation).

Ugu
—  District municipality  —
Location of Ugu District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 30°45′S 30°26′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	5,047 km2 (1,948.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	704,001
• Density	139.5/km2 (361.3/sq mi)
Racial makeup
• Black	91.76%
• White	4.08%
• Indian/Asian	3.42%
Languages
• IsiZulu	87.59%
• English	7.05%
• IsiXhosa	3.25%
• Afrikaans	1.41%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+02)
Municipal code	DC21

Ugu is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ugu is Zulu for "coast". The seat of Ugu is Port Shepstone. The majority of its 704 001 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC21.

Geography

Neighbours

Ugu is surrounded by:

• Umgungundlovu to the north (DC22)
• eThekwini to the north-east (Durban)
• the Indian Ocean to the east
• OR Tambo in Eastern Cape to the south-west (DC15)
• Sisonke to the west (DC43)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Hibiscus Coast	218 168	30.99%
Umzumbe	193 764	27.52%
uMuziwabantu	92 322	13.11%
Vulamehlo	83 045	11.80%
uMdoni	62 290	8.85%
Ezingoleni	54 427	7.73%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiZulu	616 610	87.59%
English	49 644	7.05%
IsiXhosa	22 890	3.25%
Afrikaans	9 937	1.41%
IsiNdebele	1 556	0.22%
Sesotho	860	0.12%
Sepedi	818	0.12%
Other	671	0.10%
SiSwati	535	0.08%
Setswana	325	0.05%
Xitsonga	95	0.01%
Tshivenda	75	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	383 663	54.50%
Male	320 338	45.50%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	645 985	91.76%
White	28 740	4.08%
Indian/Asian	24 058	3.42%
Coloured	5 218	0.74%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	76 009	10.80%
005 - 009	91 171	12.95%
010 - 014	94 511	13.42%
015 - 019	90 364	12.84%
020 - 024	60 699	8.62%
025 - 029	49 685	7.06%
030 - 034	39 537	5.62%
035 - 039	38 238	5.43%
040 - 044	32 451	4.61%
045 - 049	25 936	3.68%
050 - 054	24 122	3.43%
055 - 059	19 163	2.72%
060 - 064	18 861	2.68%
065 - 069	15 046	2.14%
070 - 074	13 976	1.99%
075 - 079	6 998	0.99%
080 - 084	4 522	0.64%
085 - 089	1 631	0.23%
090 - 094	688	0.10%
095 - 099	291	0.04%
100 plus	102	0.01%

Politics

Election results

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

• Population 18 and over: 385 659 [54.78% of total population]
• Total votes: 216 751 [30.79% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 56.20% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	124 925	57.64%
Inkhata Freedom Party	59 740	27.56%
Democratic Alliance	17 121	7.90%
African Christian Democratic Party	3 678	1.70%
Minority Front	2 245	1.04%
United Democratic Movement	1 715	0.79%
Independent Democrats	1 218	0.56%
Freedom Front Plus	1 049	0.48%
New National Party	842	0.39%
Azanian People's Organisation	768	0.35%
Pan African Congress	480	0.22%
SOPA	448	0.21%
United Christian Democratic Party	424	0.20%
EMSA	382	0.18%
UF	380	0.18%
PJC	349	0.16%
CDP	281	0.13%
TOP	265	0.12%
NA	183	0.08%
KISS	155	0.07%
NLP	103	0.05%
Total	216 751	100.00%

References

• Ugu DM Official Website
• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results