uMgungundlovu
Indlovu District
Official seal of uMgungundlovu
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
Coordinates: 29°35′S 30°22′E / 29.583°S 30.367°E / -29.583; 30.367
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatPietermaritzburg
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorThobekile Maphumulo
Area
  Total9,513 km2 (3,673 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total1,017,763
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African84.7%
  Coloured2.0%
  Indian/Asian6.7%
  White6.3%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu76.4%
  English15.3%
  Xhosa1.9%
  Sotho1.7%
  Other4.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC22

uMgungundlovu is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of uMgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 1 million+ residents speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22

Geography

Neighbours

uMgungundlovu is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population %
Msunduzi618,53660.77%
uMshwathi106,37410.46%
uMngeni92,7109.11%
Richmond65,7936.46%
Mkhambathini63,1426.20%
Mpofana38,1033.75%
Impendle33,1053.25%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Zulu762,75176.4%
English152,98115.3%
Xhosa18,9061.9%
Sotho17,3441.7%
Afrikaans15,7291.6%
Ndebele10,0511.0%
Other7,7640.8%
Tswana4,5210.45%
Northern Sotho1,9040.2%
Swati4820.05%
Tsonga4700.05%
Venda3420.03%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female531,84352.26%
Male485,92047.74%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
Black African862,54384.75%
Indian/Asian68,0296.68%
White63,9356.28%
Coloured20,5382.02%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00487 3689.42%
005 - 00998 50910.62%
010 - 014102 97311.10%
015 - 019104 57411.27%
020 - 02492 1409.93%
025 - 02987 9229.48%
030 - 03468 3347.36%
035 - 03961 4876.63%
040 - 04450 6725.46%
045 - 04943 1484.65%
050 - 05436 1573.90%
055 - 05925 4342.74%
060 - 06422 4122.42%
065 - 06915 9801.72%
070 - 07413 7921.49%
075 - 0798 0790.87%
080 - 0845 7690.62%
085 - 0891 8340.20%
090 - 0947980.09%
095 - 0993210.03%
100 plus1310.01%

Politics

Election results

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

  • Population 18 and over: 575 772 [62.06% of total population]
  • Total votes: 280 991 [30.28% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 48.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress181 75364.68%
Inkhata Freedom Party46 68716.62%
Democratic Alliance30 91011.00%
African Christian Democratic Party6 0852.17%
United Democratic Movement3 5311.26%
Independent Democrats3 4501.23%
Minority Front2 1060.75%
New National Party1 7230.61%
Freedom Front Plus8480.30%
Pan African Congress6730.24%
Azanian People's Organisation6270.22%
United Christian Democratic Party5300.19%
SOPA3630.13%
CDP3620.13%
UF2860.10%
NA2140.08%
EMSA2090.07%
TOP2060.07%
PJC2000.07%
KISS1540.05%
NLP740.03%
Total280 991100.00%

See also

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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