King Cetshwayo District Municipality (formerly Uthungulu District Municipality[4]) is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of the district is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28. It is named after Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879, who led his nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana.
King Cetshwayo
uThungulu | |
|---|---|
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.svg) Location in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Richards Bay |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,213 km2 (3,171 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 907,519 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 94.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
| • White | 3.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 89.1% |
| • English | 5.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.3% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC28 |
Geography
editNeighbours
editKing Cetshwayo District is surrounded by:
- iLembe to the south (DC29)
- Umkhanyakude to the northeast (DC27)
- The Indian Ocean to the east
- Umzinyathi to the west (DC24)
- Zululand to the north (DC26)
Local municipalities
editThe district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| uMhlathuze | 289 187 | 32.64% |
| Umlalazi | 221 077 | 24.95% |
| Nkandla | 133 596 | 15.08% |
| Mbonambi | 106 949 | 12.07% |
| Ntambanana | 84 772 | 9.57% |
| Mthonjaneni | 50 382 | 5.69% |
Demographics
editThe following statistics are from the South African National Census of 2011.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu | 797 545 | 89.11% |
| English | 45 573 | 5.09% |
| Afrikaans | 20 290 | 2.27% |
| Ndebele | 11 801 | 1.32% |
| Tswana | 5 771 | 0.64% |
| Northern Sotho | 1 989 | 0.22% |
| isiXhosa | 1 967 | 0.22% |
| Other | 3 482 | 0.39% |
| Sotho | 1 238 | 0.14% |
| Tsonga | 730 | 0.08% |
| Swati | 709 | 0.08% |
| Venda | 452 | 0.05% |
Gender
edit| Gender | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 480 122 | 52.90% |
| Male | 427 397 | 47.10% |
Ethnic group
edit| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 856 997 | 94.43% |
| White | 29 375 | 3.24% |
| Indian/Asian | 14 362 | 1.61% |
| Coloured | 5 027 | 0.55% |
Age
edit| 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
editKing Cetshwayo District is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (
Milwaukee, United States). The joining of the two cities was largely enacted from legislation in Wisconsin in collaboration 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 King Cetshwayo District) 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.
Politics
editElection results
editElection results for uThungulu (King Cetshwayo District) in the South African general election, 2004.
- 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 | 150 187 | 59.57% |
| African National Congress | 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% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "King Cetshwayo District Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Khoza, Amanda (27 July 2016). "Zwelithini welcomes renaming of uThungulu to King Cetshwayo District Municipality". News24. Retrieved 3 September 2016.