UThungulu District Municipality
Encyclopedia
Uthungulu is one of the 11 district municipalities
("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal
province in South Africa
. The seat of uThungulu is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu
(2001 Census
). The district code is DC28
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Milwaukee, United States
). It is the only city in Africa to be twined with a city in Wisconsin, United States. The joining of the two cities was largely enacted from legistation in Wisconsin in colaboration with the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program. In 2009, Sister Cities International launched the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program, a three-year project to alleviate poverty in 25 African cities (including Uthungulu) through water, sanitation and health initiatives. Milwaukee will collaborate with their African counterparts to identify and address the most critical problems in these sectors, which form barriers to sustained development in urban areas. This project is funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program is cited to end in middle of the year 2012.
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Districts of South Africa
South Africa is divided into 52 districts . The 12th amendment to the Constitution reduced this number from 53. Another effect of this amendment is that each district is now completely contained within a province, thus eliminating cross-border districts. The districts also cover the entire area of...
("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The seat of uThungulu is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu
Zulu language
Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...
(2001 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
). The district code is DC28
Neighbours
uThungulu is surrounded by:- iLembeILembe District MunicipalityiLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza . The majority of its 560 409 people speak Zulu...
(DC29) - UmkhanyakudeUmkhanyakude District MunicipalityUmkhanyakude, named after the famous yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning “seen from afar”, is the northernmost district in KwaZulu-Natal and contains many areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the St Lucia greater wetland park, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay. Game parks include...
(DC27) - UmzinyathiUmzinyathi District MunicipalityUmzinyathi is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of Umzinyathi is Dundee. The majority of its 456 452 people speak IsiZulu...
(DC24) - ZululandZululand District MunicipalityZululand is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 804,456 people speak IsiZulu . The district code is DC26...
(DC26)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalitiesLocal municipality (South Africa)
In South Africa, a local municipality or Category B municipality is a type of municipality that serves as the third, and most local, tier of local government...
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| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| uMhlathuze UMhlathuze Local Municipality uMhlathuze Local Municipality is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mhlatuze River.It encompasses the following towns:* Richards Bay* Umhlathuzi-References:... |
289 187 | 32.64% |
| Umlalazi UMlalazi Local Municipality uMlalazi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the uMlalazi River.... |
221 077 | 24.95% |
| Nkandla Nkandla Local Municipality Nkandla is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.Nkandla is an Zulu name for a hiding place of the Zulus a long time ago during the times of war, e.g the Bambatha Rebellion and the Ndwandwe war from Entumeni. The warriors used the Nkandla forest as their... |
133 596 | 15.08% |
| Mbonambi Mbonambi Local Municipality Mbonambi is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The municipality is named after the Mbonambi Local Tribal Authority, which covers most of the municipal area.-References:... |
106 949 | 12.07% |
| Ntambanana Ntambanana Local Municipality Ntambanana is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.The municipality is named after the Ntambanana River, which passes through the municipality.... |
84 772 | 9.57% |
| Mthonjaneni Mthonjaneni Local Municipality Mthonjaneni is an administrative area in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.Mthonjaneni is an isiZulu name meaning "a spring of water". There is a spring found in the vicinity of the municipality where King Dingaan used to send his maidens to collect water for him.Nkandla is... |
50 382 | 5.69% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
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| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu Zulu language Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population... |
829 039 | 93.58% |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
31 146 | 3.52% |
| Afrikaans Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape... |
18 086 | 2.04% |
| Ndebele Southern Ndebele language The Southern Ndebele language is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the amaNdebele . There are two dialects of Southern Ndebele in South Africa:* the Northern Transvaal Ndebele or Nrebele... |
1 709 | 0.19% |
| Xhosa Xhosa language Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said... |
1 267 | 0.14% |
| Northern Sotho Northern Sotho language Northern Sotho , also inaccurately known by the name of a major dialect, Pedi or sePedi, is one of the official languages of South Africa, and is spoken by 4,208,980 people — in the South African provinces of Gauteng,... |
1 051 | 0.12% |
| Swati Swati language The Swazi or Swati language is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa by the Swazi people. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 3 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools in Mpumalanga and KaNgwane areas... |
1 016 | 0.11% |
| Other | 825 | 0.09% |
| Sotho | 745 | 0.08% |
| Tsonga Tsonga language The Tsonga or Xitsonga language is spoken in southern Africa by the Tsonga people, also known as the Shangaan.- Classification :Tsonga belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo languages... |
586 | 0.07% |
| Tswana Tswana language Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi... |
410 | 0.05% |
| Venda Venda language Venda, also known as or , is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. The majority of Venda speakers live in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo Province, but about 10% of speakers live in Zimbabwe. The Venda language is related to Kalanga which is spoken in Botswana... |
83 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 476 161 | 53.75% |
| Male | 409 783 | 46.25% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 838 738 | 94.67% |
| White | 31 934 | 3.60% |
| Indian/Asian | 11 190 | 1.26% |
| Coloured | 4 082 | 0.46% |
Age
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 105 292 | 11.88% |
| 005 - 009 | 117 338 | 13.24% |
| 010 - 014 | 116 678 | 13.17% |
| 015 - 019 | 111 828 | 12.62% |
| 020 - 024 | 83 146 | 9.39% |
| 025 - 029 | 70 038 | 7.91% |
| 030 - 034 | 53 829 | 6.08% |
| 035 - 039 | 49 667 | 5.61% |
| 040 - 044 | 42 568 | 4.80% |
| 045 - 049 | 32 552 | 3.67% |
| 050 - 054 | 26 991 | 3.05% |
| 055 - 059 | 18 608 | 2.10% |
| 060 - 064 | 18 550 | 2.09% |
| 065 - 069 | 13 065 | 1.47% |
| 070 - 074 | 11 970 | 1.35% |
| 075 - 079 | 6 094 | 0.69% |
| 080 - 084 | 4 904 | 0.55% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 458 | 0.16% |
| 090 - 094 | 767 | 0.09% |
| 095 - 099 | 475 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 126 | 0.01% |
Sister City
Uthungulu is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ( Milwaukee, United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
). It is the only city in Africa to be twined with a city in Wisconsin, United States. The joining of the two cities was largely enacted from legistation in Wisconsin in colaboration with the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program. In 2009, Sister Cities International launched the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program, a three-year project to alleviate poverty in 25 African cities (including Uthungulu) through water, sanitation and health initiatives. Milwaukee will collaborate with their African counterparts to identify and address the most critical problems in these sectors, which form barriers to sustained development in urban areas. This project is funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program is cited to end in middle of the year 2012.
Election results
Election results for uThungulu in the South African general election, 2004South African general election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority....
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- Population 18 and over: 477 576 [53.91% of total population]
- Total votes: 252 139 [28.46% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 52.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes % Inkhata Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom PartyThe Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:...
150 187 59.57% African National Congress African National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
76 503 30.34% Democratic Alliance 14 556 5.77% African Christian Democratic Party 3 553 1.41% United Democratic Movement 1 791 0.71% Freedom Front Plus 773 0.31% Independent Democrats 666 0.26% New National Party 633 0.25% Azanian People's Organisation 591 0.23% Pan African Congress 419 0.17% SOPA 306 0.12% CDP 304 0.12% United Christian Democratic Party 283 0.11% KISS 253 0.10% Minority Front 249 0.10% UF 241 0.10% EMSA 207 0.08% PJC 200 0.08% NA 172 0.07% TOP 156 0.06% NLP 96 0.04% Total 252 139 100.00%