UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

'Umgungundlovu' is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Umgungundlovu is Pietermaritzburg. The majority of its 927 834 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC22

Contents

Geography

Neighbors

Local municipalities

Demographics

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

External links

Geography

Neighbors

Umgungundlovu is surrounded by:

★ eThekwini (Durban)

★ iLembe (DC29)

★ Sisonke (DC43)

★ Ugu (DC21)

★ Umzinyathi (DC24)

★ Uthukela (DC23)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Msunduzi	553 227	59.63%
uMshwathi	108 034	11.64%
uMngeni	73 895	7.96%
Richmond	63 219	6.81%
Mkhambathini	59 068	6.37%
Mooi Mpofana	36 819	3.97%
Impendle	33 573	3.62%
Highmoor/Kamberg Park	7	0.00%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Zulu	733 569	79.06%
English	149 950	16.16%
Xhosa	14 184	1.53%
Afrikaans	12 409	1.34%
Sotho	9 665	1.04%
Other	2 814	0.30%
Ndebele	2 065	0.22%
Northern Sotho	1 184	0.13%
Swati	872	0.09%
Tswana	791	0.09%
Tsonga	208	0.02%
Venda	131	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	489 478	52.75%
Male	438 356	47.25%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	767 145	82.68%
Indian/Asian	73 083	7.88%
White	67 103	7.23%
Coloured	20 503	2.21%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	87 368	9.42%
005 - 009	98 509	10.62%
010 - 014	102 973	11.10%
015 - 019	104 574	11.27%
020 - 024	92 140	9.93%
025 - 029	87 922	9.48%
030 - 034	68 334	7.36%
035 - 039	61 487	6.63%
040 - 044	50 672	5.46%
045 - 049	43 148	4.65%
050 - 054	36 157	3.90%
055 - 059	25 434	2.74%
060 - 064	22 412	2.42%
065 - 069	15 980	1.72%
070 - 074	13 792	1.49%
075 - 079	8 079	0.87%
080 - 084	5 769	0.62%
085 - 089	1 834	0.20%
090 - 094	798	0.09%
095 - 099	321	0.03%
100 plus	131	0.01%

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 Congress	181 753	64.68%
Inkhata Freedom Party	46 687	16.62%
Democratic Alliance	30 910	11.00%
African Christian Democratic Party	6 085	2.17%
United Democratic Movement	3 531	1.26%
Independent Democrats	3 450	1.23%
Minority Front	2 106	0.75%
New National Party	1 723	0.61%
Freedom Front Plus	848	0.30%
Pan African Congress	673	0.24%
Azanian People's Organisation	627	0.22%
United Christian Democratic Party	530	0.19%
SOPA	363	0.13%
CDP	362	0.13%
UF	286	0.10%
NA	214	0.08%
EMSA	209	0.07%
TOP	206	0.07%
PJC	200	0.07%
KISS	154	0.05%
NLP	74	0.03%
Total	280 991	100.00%

External links

★ Umgungundlovu DM Official Website (under construction)

★ Municipal Demarcation Board

★ Stats SA Census 2001 page

★ Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results