Umgungundlovu District Municipality

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uMgungundlovu
—  District municipality  —
Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Seat Pietermaritzburg
Local municipalities
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor (2012-02)[1] Yusuf Bhamjee
Area
 • Total 9,513 km2 (3,673 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2][3]
 • Total 989,371
 • Density 104/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Households 217,877
Racial makeup (2007)[4]
 • Black African 81.9%
 • Coloured 4.1%
 • Indian/Asian 7.8%
 • White 6.3%
First languages (2001)[5]
 • Zulu 79.1%
 • English 16.2%
 • Xhosa 1.5%
 • Afrikaans 1.3%
 • Other 1.9%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC22

Umgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Umgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 927 834 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbors

Umgungundlovu is surrounded by:

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Msunduzi 553 227 59.63%
uMshwathi 108 034 11.64%
uMngeni 73 895 7.96%
Richmond 63 219 6.81%
Mkhambathini 59 068 6.37%
Mpofana 36 819 3.97%
Impendle 33 573 3.62%
Highmoor/Kamberg Park 7 0.00%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Zulu 733 569 79.06%
English 149 950 16.16%
Xhosa 14 184 1.53%
Afrikaans 12 409 1.34%
Sotho 9 665 1.04%
Other 2 814 0.30%
Ndebele 2 065 0.22%
Northern Sotho 1 184 0.13%
Swati 872 0.09%
Tswana 791 0.09%
Tsonga 208 0.02%
Venda 131 0.01%

[edit] Gender

Gender Population %
Female 489 478 52.75%
Male 438 356 47.25%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African 767 145 82.68%
Indian/Asian 73 083 7.88%
White 67 103 7.23%
Coloured 20 503 2.21%

[edit] Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 87 368 9.42%
005 - 009 98 509 10.62%
010 - 014 102 973 11.10%
015 - 019 104 574 11.27%
020 - 024 92 140 9.93%
025 - 029 87 922 9.48%
030 - 034 68 334 7.36%
035 - 039 61 487 6.63%
040 - 044 50 672 5.46%
045 - 049 43 148 4.65%
050 - 054 36 157 3.90%
055 - 059 25 434 2.74%
060 - 064 22 412 2.42%
065 - 069 15 980 1.72%
070 - 074 13 792 1.49%
075 - 079 8 079 0.87%
080 - 084 5 769 0.62%
085 - 089 1 834 0.20%
090 - 094 798 0.09%
095 - 099 321 0.03%
100 plus 131 0.01%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 575 772 [62.06% of total population]
  • Total votes: 280 991 [30.28% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 48.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 181 753 64.68%
Inkhata Freedom Party 46 687 16.62%
Democratic Alliance 30 910 11.00%
African Christian Democratic Party 6 085 2.17%
United Democratic Movement 3 531 1.26%
Independent Democrats 3 450 1.23%
Minority Front 2 106 0.75%
New National Party 1 723 0.61%
Freedom Front Plus 848 0.30%
Pan African Congress 673 0.24%
Azanian People's Organisation 627 0.22%
United Christian Democratic Party 530 0.19%
SOPA 363 0.13%
CDP 362 0.13%
UF 286 0.10%
NA 214 0.08%
EMSA 209 0.07%
TOP 206 0.07%
PJC 200 0.07%
KISS 154 0.05%
NLP 74 0.03%
Total 280 991 100.00%

[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. 

[edit] External links
Provincial Capital: Pietermaritzburg
Metropolitan
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uThungulu
iLembe
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Coordinates: 29°35′S 30°22′E / 29.583°S 30.367°E / -29.583; 30.367

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