Harry Gwala
Official seal of Harry Gwala
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatIxopo
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorZ D Nxumalo
Area
  Total10,547 km2 (4,072 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total461,419
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African96.7%
  Coloured1.6%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White1.2%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu62.7%
  Xhosa28.6%
  English3.2%
  Afrikaans1.3%
  Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC43

The Harry Gwala District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase Harry Gwala; Xhosa: uMasipala weSithili sase Harry Gwala), formerly the Sisonke District Municipality, is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat is Ixopo. The majority of its 298,392 inhabitants spoke isiZulu as of 2011. The district code is DC43. The district's name was changed in November 2015 in honor of African National Congress leader Harry Gwala.

Geography

Neighbours

Harry Gwala is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant
language
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma113 44624.6%Zulu
Ubuhlebezwe101 96522.34%Zulu
Greater Kokstad56 52812.38%Xhosa
Umzimkhulu174 33838.19%Xhosa

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
IsiZulu220 29573.83%
IsiXhosa50 43116.90%
English12 0974.05%
Afrikaans7 1882.41%
Sesotho7 1822.41%
IsiNdebele4290.14%
Sepedi2960.10%
SiSwati1450.05%
Other1430.05%
Setswana1350.05%
Tshivenda260.01%
Xitsonga180.01%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female160 00553.62%
Male138 38746.38%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African280 33293.95%
Coloured10 0813.38%
White6 9882.34%
Indian/Asian9910.33%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00435 44511.88%
005 - 00940 09713.44%
010 - 01441 50213.91%
015 - 01937 45612.55%
020 - 02425 6348.59%
025 - 02921 3067.14%
030 - 03417 3995.83%
035 - 03916 6075.57%
040 - 04413 9644.68%
045 - 04911 5793.88%
050 - 0549 6013.22%
055 - 0597 2632.43%
060 - 0646 4522.16%
065 - 0694 8211.62%
070 - 0744 2271.42%
075 - 0792 3910.80%
080 - 0841 7470.59%
085 - 0895280.18%
090 - 0942170.07%
095 - 0991220.04%
100 plus340.01%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Harry Gwala in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 157 807 [52.89% of total population]
  • Total votes: 83 403 [27.95% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 52.85% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress52 53162.98%
Inkatha Freedom Party21 43325.70%
Democratic Alliance3 6284.35%
United Democratic Movement1 7122.05%
African Christian Democratic Party1 3501.62%
New National Party3150.38%
Independent Democrats3040.36%
Azanian People's Organisation2990.36%
Freedom Front Plus2960.35%
Pan African Congress2910.35%
SOPA1950.23%
United Christian Democratic Party1650.20%
UF1520.18%
EMSA1180.14%
CDP1160.14%
TOP1160.14%
PJC1080.13%
Minority Front890.11%
NA870.10%
KISS580.07%
NLP400.05%
Total83 403100.00%

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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