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District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The uMkhanyakude District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase uMkhanyakude) is the northernmost of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Mkuze. It is a very rural district, the largest town being Mtubatuba in the south, with Hluhluwe, Mkuze, Jozini, Kwangwanase and Ingwavuma further to the north. The majority of its 573,353 inhabitants spoke isiZulu as of 2001. The district code is DC27.
uMkhanyakude
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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Mkuze[1] |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr.Solomon Mkhombo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,821 km2 (4,950 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 625,846 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 94.6% |
| • English | 1.7% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC27 |
The municipality is named after the yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning "seen from afar" in isiZulu. It contains many areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the St Lucia greater wetland park, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay. Game parks include Hluhluwe–iMfolozi, Ndumu and Tembe Elephant Park.
It is one of the two most deprived districts in South Africa according to the District Health Barometer, in terms of unemployment rates, access to piped water and electricity, female-headed households with high numbers of children and low education levels.
uMkhanyakude is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | Dominant language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jozini | 184 093 | 32.11% | Zulu |
| Hlabisa | 176 899 | 30.85% | Zulu |
| Umhlabuyalingana | 140 962 | 24.59% | Zulu |
| Mtubatuba | 35 216 | 6.14% | Zulu |
| The Big 5 False Bay | 31 102 | 5.42% | Zulu |
| St Lucia Park | 5 080 | 0.89% |
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 313 954 | 54.76% |
| Male | 259 399 | 45.24% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 568 853 | 99.22% |
| White | 3 235 | 0.56% |
| Coloured | 898 | 0.16% |
| Indian/Asian | 367 | 0.06% |
| Age | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 76 956 | 13.42% |
| 005 - 009 | 85 375 | 14.89% |
| 010 - 014 | 86 948 | 15.16% |
| 015 - 019 | 78 248 | 13.65% |
| 020 - 024 | 50 006 | 8.72% |
| 025 - 029 | 36 983 | 6.45% |
| 030 - 034 | 30 883 | 5.39% |
| 035 - 039 | 27 382 | 4.78% |
| 040 - 044 | 23 084 | 4.03% |
| 045 - 049 | 16 695 | 2.91% |
| 050 - 054 | 13 481 | 2.35% |
| 055 - 059 | 9 654 | 1.68% |
| 060 - 064 | 11 199 | 1.95% |
| 065 - 069 | 8 543 | 1.49% |
| 070 - 074 | 8 869 | 1.55% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 049 | 0.71% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 017 | 0.53% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 004 | 0.18% |
| 090 - 094 | 579 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 292 | 0.05% |
| 100 plus | 106 | 0.02% |
Election results for Umkhanyakude in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 104 721 | 69.56% |
| African National Congress | 36 893 | 24.51% |
| Democratic Alliance | 3 357 | 2.23% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 381 | 0.92% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 038 | 0.69% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 423 | 0.28% |
| New National Party | 374 | 0.25% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 343 | 0.23% |
| Independent Democrats | 308 | 0.20% |
| Pan African Congress | 234 | 0.16% |
| PJC | 204 | 0.14% |
| SOPA | 177 | 0.12% |
| KISS | 176 | 0.12% |
| CDP | 163 | 0.11% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 139 | 0.09% |
| EMSA | 135 | 0.09% |
| UF | 113 | 0.08% |
| Minority Front | 112 | 0.07% |
| TOP | 106 | 0.07% |
| NA | 91 | 0.06% |
| NLP | 55 | 0.04% |
| Total | 150 543 | 100.00% |
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