Umzinyathi District Municipality

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uMzinyathi
—  District municipality  —
Location in South Africa
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Seat Dundee
Local municipalities
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor (2012-02)[1] Mbangiseni Shadrack Yengwa
Area
 • Total 8,589 km2 (3,316 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2][3]
 • Total 539,225
 • Density 62.8/km2 (163/sq mi)
 • Households 104,533
Racial makeup (2007)[4]
 • Black African 96.1%
 • Coloured 0.6%
 • Indian/Asian 1.6%
 • White 1.8%
First languages (2001)[5]
 • Zulu 92.9%
 • Sotho 2.8%
 • English 2.5%
 • Afrikaans 1.0%
 • Other 0.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC24

Umzinyathi is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of Umzinyathi is Dundee. The majority of its 456 452 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC24

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Neighbours

Umzinyathi is surrounded by:

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Msinga 168 022 36.81%
Nqutu 145 033 31.77%
Umvoti 92 292 20.22%
Endumeni 51 110 11.20%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
IsiZulu 422 801 92.63%
Sesotho 13 241 2.90%
English 12 025 2.63%
Afrikaans 4 843 1.06%
IsiNdebele 937 0.21%
IsiXhosa 645 0.14%
Sepedi 634 0.14%
Other 618 0.14%
SiSwati 459 0.10%
Setswana 172 0.04%
Xitsonga 51 0.01%
Tshivenda 31 0.01%

[edit] Gender

Gender Population %
Female 255 660 56.01%
Male 200 792 43.99%

[edit] Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African 439 889 96.37%
White 7 336 1.61%
Indian/Asian 6 593 1.44%
Coloured 2 634 0.58%

[edit] Age

Age Population %
000 - 004 60 159 13.18%
005 - 009 67 630 14.82%
010 - 014 66 994 14.68%
015 - 019 59 156 12.96%
020 - 024 36 022 7.89%
025 - 029 27 821 6.10%
030 - 034 22 830 5.00%
035 - 039 22 211 4.87%
040 - 044 18 051 3.95%
045 - 049 16 182 3.55%
050 - 054 13 935 3.05%
055 - 059 10 810 2.37%
060 - 064 10 531 2.31%
065 - 069 7 612 1.67%
070 - 074 7 345 1.61%
075 - 079 4 253 0.93%
080 - 084 3 252 0.71%
085 - 089 896 0.20%
090 - 094 391 0.09%
095 - 099 274 0.06%
100 plus 97 0.02%

[edit] Politics

[edit] Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 224 263 [49.13% of total population]
  • Total votes: 122 689 [26.88% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 54.71% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
Inkhata Freedom Party 79 544 64.83%
African National Congress 29 618 24.14%
Democratic Alliance 6 884 5.61%
African Christian Democratic Party 1 917 1.56%
United Democratic Movement 739 0.60%
Freedom Front Plus 645 0.53%
New National Party 577 0.47%
Azanian People's Organisation 351 0.29%
Minority Front 303 0.25%
Independent Democrats 291 0.24%
PJC 240 0.20%
Pan African Congress 226 0.18%
United Christian Democratic Party 202 0.16%
SOPA 181 0.15%
CDP 173 0.14%
KISS 172 0.14%
UF 148 0.12%
NA 147 0.12%
EMSA 133 0.11%
TOP 128 0.10%
NLP 70 0.06%
Total 122 689 100.00%

[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

Coordinates: 28°10′S 30°13′E / 28.167°S 30.217°E / -28.167; 30.217

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