Ethekwini
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eThekwini means 'At the Harbour' in the Zulu language. It is the name of the Metropolitan Municipality created in 2000 that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3 090 126 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census).
Contents
Geography
Neighbours
eThekwini is surrounded by:- iLembe (DC29) to the north
- the Indian ocean to the east
- Ugu (DC21) to south
- Umgungundlovu (DC22) to the west
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 1 948 061 | 63.04% |
| English | 925 671 | 29.96% |
| IsiXhosa | 106 110 | 3.43% |
| Afrikaans | 44 438 | 1.44% |
| Other | 28 866 | 0.93% |
| Sesotho | 21 587 | 0.70% |
| IsiNdebele | 6 041 | 0.20% |
| Sepedi | 3 266 | 0.11% |
| SiSwati | 2 433 | 0.08% |
| Setswana | 1 807 | 0.06% |
| Xitsonga | 1 356 | 0.04% |
| Tshivenda | 484 | 0.02% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 605 080 | 51.94% |
| Male | 1 485 046 | 48.06% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 2 110 594 | 68.30% |
| Indian/Asian | 614 829 | 19.90% |
| White | 277 429 | 8.98% |
| Coloured | 87 274 | 2.82% |
Age
| Age | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 273 097 | 8.84% |
| 005 - 009 | 286 606 | 9.27% |
| 010 - 014 | 294 820 | 9.54% |
| 015 - 019 | 323 345 | 10.46% |
| 020 - 024 | 331 475 | 10.73% |
| 025 - 029 | 316 326 | 10.24% |
| 030 - 034 | 256 429 | 8.30% |
| 035 - 039 | 236 009 | 7.64% |
| 040 - 044 | 195 032 | 6.31% |
| 045 - 049 | 154 640 | 5.00% |
| 050 - 054 | 129 097 | 4.18% |
| 055 - 059 | 91 991 | 2.98% |
| 060 - 064 | 72 334 | 2.34% |
| 065 - 069 | 50 020 | 1.62% |
| 070 - 074 | 37 078 | 1.20% |
| 075 - 079 | 21 847 | 0.71% |
| 080 - 084 | 12 877 | 0.42% |
| 085 - 089 | 4 678 | 0.15% |
| 090 - 094 | 1 717 | 0.06% |
| 095 - 099 | 560 | 0.02% |
| 100 plus | 148 | 0.00% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for eThekwini in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 2 046 814 [66.24% of total population]
- Total votes: 978 383 [31.66% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 47.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | %
|
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 577 835 | 59.06% |
| Democratic Alliance | 158 874 | 16.24% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 133 790 | 13.67% |
| Minority Front | 44 236 | 4.52% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 20 821 | 2.13% |
| Independent Democrats | 12 558 | 1.28% |
| New National Party | 8 182 | 0.84% |
| United Democratic Movement | 7 696 | 0.79% |
| CDP | 2 287 | 0.23% |
| Pan African Congress | 2 018 | 0.21% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 2 001 | 0.20% |
| SOPA | 1 544 | 0.16% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 1 501 | 0.15% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 1 469 | 0.15% |
| NA | 722 | 0.07% |
| UF | 647 | 0.07% |
| KISS | 511 | 0.05% |
| PJC | 506 | 0.05% |
| TOP | 504 | 0.05% |
| EMSA | 460 | 0.05% |
| NLP | 221 | 0.02% |
| Total | 978 383 | 100.00% |
References
- [Municipal Demarcation Board]
- [Stats SA Census 2001 page]
- [Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]
External link
- [eThekwini Online] The official site of Durban, South Africa
| Province of KwaZulu-Natal | |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial Capital:
| Pietermaritzburg | |
| Major Metros:
|
Ethekwini (includes Durban)
| |
| District Municipalities:
|
Ugu |
Umgungundlovu |
Uthukela |
Umzinyathi |
Amajuba |
Zululand |
Umkhanyakude |
uThungulu |
iLembe |
Sisonke
| |
| Smaller Cities:
| Empangeni | Kokstad | Ladysmith | Newcastle | Port Shepstone | Richards Bay | KwaDukuza | Tongaat | Vryheid | |
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