King Cetshwayo
uThungulu
Official seal of King Cetshwayo
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatRichards Bay
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorThami Ntuli
Area
  Total8,213 km2 (3,171 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total907,519
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African94.4%
  Coloured0.6%
  Indian/Asian1.6%
  White3.2%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu89.1%
  English5.1%
  Afrikaans2.3%
  Southern Ndebele1.3%
  Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC28

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.

Geography

Neighbours

King Cetshwayo District is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
uMhlathuze289 18732.64%
Umlalazi221 07724.95%
Nkandla133 59615.08%
Mbonambi106 94912.07%
Ntambanana84 7729.57%
Mthonjaneni50 3825.69%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the South African National Census of 2011.

Language Population %
Zulu797 54589.11%
English45 5735.09%
Afrikaans20 2902.27%
Ndebele11 8011.32%
Tswana5 7710.64%
Northern Sotho1 9890.22%
isiXhosa1 9670.22%
Other3 4820.39%
Sotho1 2380.14%
Tsonga7300.08%
Swati7090.08%
Venda4520.05%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female480 12252.90%
Male427 39747.10%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African856 99794.43%
White29 3753.24%
Indian/Asian14 3621.61%
Coloured5 0270.55%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 004105 29211.88%
005 - 009117 33813.24%
010 - 014116 67813.17%
015 - 019111 82812.62%
020 - 02483 1469.39%
025 - 02970 0387.91%
030 - 03453 8296.08%
035 - 03949 6675.61%
040 - 04442 5684.80%
045 - 04932 5523.67%
050 - 05426 9913.05%
055 - 05918 6082.10%
060 - 06418 5502.09%
065 - 06913 0651.47%
070 - 07411 9701.35%
075 - 0796 0940.69%
080 - 0844 9040.55%
085 - 0891 4580.16%
090 - 0947670.09%
095 - 0994750.05%
100 plus1260.01%

Sister City

King Cetshwayo District is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (United States 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

Election results

Election 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 Party150 18759.57%
African National Congress76 50330.34%
Democratic Alliance14 5565.77%
African Christian Democratic Party3 5531.41%
United Democratic Movement1 7910.71%
Freedom Front Plus7730.31%
Independent Democrats6660.26%
New National Party6330.25%
Azanian People's Organisation5910.23%
Pan African Congress4190.17%
SOPA3060.12%
CDP3040.12%
United Christian Democratic Party2830.11%
KISS2530.10%
Minority Front2490.10%
UF2410.10%
EMSA2070.08%
PJC2000.08%
NA1720.07%
TOP1560.06%
NLP960.04%
Total252 139100.00%

See also

References

  1. "King Cetshwayo District Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Khoza, Amanda (27 July 2016). "Zwelithini welcomes renaming of uThungulu to King Cetshwayo District Municipality". News24. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

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