eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,442,361 people speak Zulu. It was formed from seven formerly independent local councils and tribal land.

eThekwini

itheku
Metropolitan municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatDurban
Wards103
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMxolisi Kaunda (ANC)
 • Leader of the Official OppositionNicole Graham (DA)
 • Chief Whip of the Official OppositionThabani Mthethwa (DA)
Area
 • Total2,291 km2 (885 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,442,361
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African73.8%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian16.7%
 • White6.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu62.8%
 • English26.8%
 • Xhosa3.9%
 • Afrikaans1.7%
 • Ndebele1.1%
 • Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeETH

Etymology

The derivation of the word eThekwini is debated,[4][5] the name is said to mean either 'lagoon' or 'the one-testicled one', referring to the appearance of the Durban Bay.[6]

In an 1859 Zulu grammar book, Bishop Colenso asserted that the root word iTeku means "bay of the sea" and noted that the locative form, eTekwini, was used as a proper name for Durban.[7]

An 1895 English-Zulu dictionary translates the base word iteku as "bay", "creek", "gulf" or "sinus",[8] while a 1905 Zulu-English dictionary notes that eTekwini is used for Durban.[9]

Geography

eThekwini is surrounded by:

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[10]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Adams Mission572011.56631Zulu
Amalanga5720217.751,340Zulu
Amanzimtoti5720310.1613,437English
Amaotana572041.3910,643Xhosa
Amawoti572050.941,038Zulu
Assegay5720634.032,930English
Blackburn572070.540-
Bothas Hill572087.381,992English
Cato Ridge5720919.851,059Zulu
Cele/Vumengazi5721063.1615,099Zulu
Chatsworth5721147.05192,166English
Cibane572128.661,050Zulu
Clansthal572130.79272English
Clermont572149.1957,536Zulu
Dassenhoek Part 1572945.716,823Zulu
Dassenhoek Part 2572155.3822,462Zulu
Desainager572162.06994English
Drummond5721716.411,943English
Durban57218226.51536,644English
Elangeni572199.032,249Zulu
Emalangeni5722039.603,606Zulu
Embo/Nksa Isimahla5722166.579,771Zulu
Emona572223.843,188Zulu
Ezembeni5722414.392,918Zulu
Folweni572253.4628,759Zulu
Gcumisa572263.81593Zulu
Genazano572270.952,866English
Hambanathi572281.378,568Zulu
Hazelmere572291.795,128Zulu
Hillcrest5723010.015,341English
Ilanga5723112.6012,236Zulu
Inanda5723224.43153,098Zulu
Inchanga5723310.8121,987Zulu
Iqadi57234113.1344,532Zulu
Khabazela572357.31250Zulu
Kingsburgh5723618.9223,812Zulu
Klaarwater5723712.3112,169Zulu
Kloof5723863.8635,623English
Kwadabeka5723911.8252,617Zulu
KwaMakhutha572408.0243,781Zulu
Kwa-Mashu5724118.80175,913Zulu
KwaNdengezi572427.9931,528Zulu
La Mercy5724329.092,104English
Lamontville572444.1832,991Zulu
Luganda572453.136,121Zulu
Luthuli/Umnini Trust5724638.4523,008Zulu
Macala-Gwala5724715.809,359Zulu
Magabeni572481.564,933Zulu
Malagazi572493.4415,681Zulu
Mangangeni/Vumazonke572508.393,111Zulu
Maphephetha5725154.019,814Zulu
Maphunulo572524.691,769Zulu
Mawotana572532.338,913Zulu
Mawothi5725411.4040,465Zulu
Molweni5725511.4012,975Zulu
Mount Moreland572560.77273English
Mpolo572571.926,914Zulu
Mpumalanga5725838.3099,720Zulu
Mt Edgecombe5725912.893,874English
Mwawine572600.701,460Xhosa
Naidooville572611.122,417English
New Germany572629.1312,592English
Newlands East5726310.2322,444English
Newlands West5726412.6237,425English
Ngcolosi5726547.9020,166Zulu
Ngqungqulu572663.441,455Zulu
Ntshongweni5726713.71201English
Ntuzuma5726817.60114,579Zulu
Oceans572690.20823Zulu
Phoenix5727029.65169,163English
Pinetown5727171.85100,037Zulu
Qadi5727217.347,170Zulu
Qiniselani Manyuswa5727353.7225,878Zulu
Queensburgh5727418.7629,519English
Redcliffe572752.222,800Zulu
Roseneath572765.067,303English
Siyanda572771.1312,924Zulu
Sobonakhona57278179.4064,162Zulu
Thoyana572798.987,886Zulu
Tongaat Beach572810.64735English
Tongaat5728014.9941,055English
Tshelimnyama572823.6512,731Zulu
Umbumbulu572830.43304Zulu
Umdloti572840.961,939English
Umgababa572852.634,059Zulu
Umhlanga5728615.0015,387English
Umkomaas572877.443,027English
Umlazi5728846.55388,687Zulu
Verulam5728926.1154,645English
Westbrook572901.561,266English
Westville5729131.0337,517English
Ximba5729295.2934,557Zulu
Remainder of the municipality57223352.6623,209Zulu

Demographics
Geographical distribution of home languages in eThekwini
  No language dominant

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
isiZulu2,140,29462.82%
English912,17326.77%
isiXhosa133,1363.91%
Afrikaans58,6881.72%
Other44,8501.32%
isiNdebele38,3801.13%
Sesotho30,8780.91%
Setswana17,3580.51%
Sign Language16,4860.48%
Sepedi6,6710.20%
siSwati2,6510.08%
Xitsonga3,7730.11%
TshiVenda1,7370.05%

Gender
Gender Population %
Female1,759,95551.13%
Male1,682,40648.87%

Ethnic group
Ethnic group Population %
Black African2,540,44173.80%
Indian/Asian573,33416.66%
White228,4066.64%
Coloured85,9082.50%
Other14,2720.41%

Age
Age Population %
000 - 004327,9729.53%
005 - 009262,2107.62%
010 - 014269,7637.84%
015 - 019318,5409.25%
020 - 024412,72711.99%
025 - 029395,58011.49%
030 - 034299,1678.69%
035 - 039247,3827.19%
040 - 044199,1675.79%
045 - 049174,9315.08%
050 - 054145,7234.23%
055 - 059119,9713.49%
060 - 06497,5002.83%
065 - 06963,4931.84%
070 - 07444,8321.30%
075 - 07927,5670.80%
080 - 08417,0280.49%
085 - 0897,7830.23%
090 - 0942,8670.08%
095 - 0998510.02%
100 plus9720.03%

Politics

The municipal council consists of 219 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 110 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 110 wards, while the remaining 109 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.[11]

Election results

In the 2016 Municipal Elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of 56.01% of the vote and 126 seats on the council. The second-largest party was the Democratic Alliance (DA), which won 26.9% of the vote and 61 seats. The Inkatha Freedom Party, the Economic Freedom Fighters and the African Independent Congress also won notable shares of the vote.

The following table shows the detailed results of the election.[12][13]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 593,621652,8911,246,51256.07452126
Democratic Alliance 294,867304,206599,07326.9303161
Independent 93,432–93,4324.24–4
IFP 46,15447,26093,4144.22810
Economic Freedom Fighters 36,55240,08776,6393.4088
African Independent Congress 13,77216,67330,4451.4033
ACDP 6,1475,95612,1030.5011
Minority Front 6,7255,07011,7950.5011
Democratic Liberal Congress 6,7144,80111,5150.5011
Truly Alliance 4,4524,6869,1380.4011
Minorities of South Africa 3,8703,0186,8880.3011
African People's Convention 1,6952,9224,6170.2011
Al Jama-ah 2,2842,0034,2870.2011
Others 10,76814,97925,7471.1000
Total 1,121,0531,104,5522,225,605100.0110109219
Spoilt votes 20,29829,97850,276

In a by-election held on 3 October 2018, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by the ANC candidate.[14] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:

Party WardPR listTotal
ANC 7552127
Democratic Alliance 293160
IFP 2810
Economic Freedom Fighters 088
Independent 4–4
African Independent Congress 033
ACDP 011
African People's Convention 011
Al Jama-ah 011
Democratic Liberal Congress 011
Minorities of South Africa 011
Minority Front 011
Truly Alliance 011
Total 110109219

See also

References
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  12. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ethekwini" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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