Zululand District Municipality

Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 803,575 people speak IsiZulu (2011 Census). The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand.

Zululand
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatUlundi
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorMzamo Buthelezi
Area
  Total14,799 km2 (5,714 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total803,575
  Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.0%
  Coloured0.2%
  Indian/Asian0.2%
  White1.4%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu94.3%
  English1.5%
  Afrikaans1.3%
  Southern Ndebele1.1%
  Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC26

Geography

Neighbours

Zululand is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Ulundi212 97226.47%
Nongoma198 44724.67%
Abaqulusi191 02023.75%
uPhongolo119 78614.89%
eDumbe82 24110.22%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
IsiZulu779,20696.86%
Afrikaans11,3821.41%
English5,2460.65%
Sesotho2,2970.29%
IsiNdebele1,6840.21%
IsiXhosa1,1300.14%
Sepedi9800.12%
SiSwati9460.12%
Other9160.11%
Setswana4090.05%
Xitsonga1420.02%
Tshivenda1280.02%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female434 24453.98%
Male370 21246.02%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
African788 55198.02%
White13 7691.71%
Coloured1 5210.19%
Indian/Asian6150.08%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 004103 5412%
005 - 009116 19314.44%
010 - 014119 92514.91%
015 - 019111 38313.85%
020 - 02469 6378.66%
025 - 02950 7396.31%
030 - 03440 5145.04%
035 - 03938 7394.82%
040 - 04433 6284.18%
045 - 04927 6973.44%
050 - 05421 7352.70%
055 - 05916 1252.00%
060 - 06416 8252.09%
065 - 06912 3091.53%
070 - 07411 6061.44%
075 - 0796 3900.79%
080 - 0844 9620.62%
085 - 0891 3000.16%
090 - 0946470.08%
095 - 0994400.05%
100 plus1210.02%

Politics

Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 394 233 [49.01% of total population]
  • Total votes: 218 270 [27.13% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
Inkatha Freedom Party169 02877.44%
African National Congress32 68814.98%
Democratic Alliance8 8314.05%
African Christian Democratic Party2 3791.09%
United Democratic Movement1 0250.47%
Freedom Front Plus8450.39%
New National Party5310.24%
Independent Democrats4830.22%
Azanian People's Organisation3650.17%
Pan African Congress2310.11%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party2200.10%
United Christian Democratic Party2200.10%
PJC2100.10%
Socialist Party of Azania1880.09%
Christian Democratic Party1690.08%
TOP1670.08%
NA1600.07%
EMSA1550.07%
Minority Front1520.07%
UF1410.06%
New Labour Party820.04%
Total218 270100.00%

See also

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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