Zululand District Municipality

This article is about a municipality in South Africa. For other and related uses, see Zululand.

The Zululand District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda seZululand) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Ulundi. As of 2011, a majority of its 803,575 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC26.

Zululand
District municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°19′S 31°25′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	Ulundi
Local municipalities	List eDumbe uPhongolo Abaqulusi Nongoma Ulundi
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Thulasizwe Buthelezi
Area
• Total	14,799 km2 (5,714 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	803,575
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	98.0%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	1.4%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Zulu	94.3%
• English	1.5%
• Afrikaans	1.3%
• Southern Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC26

Geography

Neighbours

Zululand is surrounded by:

• Amajuba to the north-west (DC25)
• Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north (DC30)
• The kingdom of Eswatini to the north
• Umkhanyakude to the east (DC27)
• Umzinyathi to the south-west (DC24)
• uThungulu to the south (DC28)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Ulundi	212 972	26.47%
Nongoma	198 447	24.67%
Abaqulusi	191 020	23.75%
uPhongolo	119 786	14.89%
eDumbe	82 241	10.22%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiZulu	779,206	96.86%
Afrikaans	11,382	1.41%
English	5,246	0.65%
Sesotho	2,297	0.29%
IsiNdebele	1,684	0.21%
IsiXhosa	1,130	0.14%
Sepedi	980	0.12%
SiSwati	946	0.12%
Other	916	0.11%
Setswana	409	0.05%
Xitsonga	142	0.02%
Tshivenda	128	0.02%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	434 244	53.98%
Male	370 212	46.02%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
African	788 551	98.02%
White	13 769	1.71%
Coloured	1 521	0.19%
Indian/Asian	615	0.08%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	103 541	2%
005 - 009	116 193	14.44%
010 - 014	119 925	14.91%
015 - 019	111 383	13.85%
020 - 024	69 637	8.66%
025 - 029	50 739	6.31%
030 - 034	40 514	5.04%
035 - 039	38 739	4.82%
040 - 044	33 628	4.18%
045 - 049	27 697	3.44%
050 - 054	21 735	2.70%
055 - 059	16 125	2.00%
060 - 064	16 825	2.09%
065 - 069	12 309	1.53%
070 - 074	11 606	1.44%
075 - 079	6 390	0.79%
080 - 084	4 962	0.62%
085 - 089	1 300	0.16%
090 - 094	647	0.08%
095 - 099	440	0.05%
100 plus	121	0.02%

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 Party	169 028	77.44%
African National Congress	32 688	14.98%
Democratic Alliance	8 831	4.05%
African Christian Democratic Party	2 379	1.09%
United Democratic Movement	1 025	0.47%
Freedom Front Plus	845	0.39%
New National Party	531	0.24%
Independent Democrats	483	0.22%
Azanian People's Organisation	365	0.17%
Pan African Congress	231	0.11%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party	220	0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party	220	0.10%
Peace and Justice Congress	210	0.10%
Socialist Party of Azania	188	0.09%
Christian Democratic Party	169	0.08%
TOP	167	0.08%
NA	160	0.07%
EMSA	155	0.07%
Minority Front	152	0.07%
UF	141	0.06%
New Labour Party	82	0.04%
Total	218 270	100.00%

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board