Umzinyathi District Municipality
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Umzinyathi is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Umzinyathi is Dundee. The majority of its 456 452 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC24
Contents
Geography
Neighbours
Umzinyathi is surrounded by:Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Msinga | 168 022 | 36.81% |
| Nqutu | 145 033 | 31.77% |
| Umvoti | 92 292 | 20.22% |
| Endumeni | 51 110 | 11.20% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 422 801 | 92.63% |
| Sesotho | 13 241 | 2.90% |
| English | 12 025 | 2.63% |
| Afrikaans | 4 843 | 1.06% |
| IsiNdebele | 937 | 0.21% |
| IsiXhosa | 645 | 0.14% |
| Sepedi | 634 | 0.14% |
| Other | 618 | 0.14% |
| SiSwati | 459 | 0.10% |
| Setswana | 172 | 0.04% |
| Xitsonga | 51 | 0.01% |
| Tshivenda | 31 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 255 660 | 56.01% |
| Male | 200 792 | 43.99% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 439 889 | 96.37% |
| White | 7 336 | 1.61% |
| Indian/Asian | 6 593 | 1.44% |
| Coloured | 2 634 | 0.58% |
Age
| Age | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 60 159 | 13.18% |
| 005 - 009 | 67 630 | 14.82% |
| 010 - 014 | 66 994 | 14.68% |
| 015 - 019 | 59 156 | 12.96% |
| 020 - 024 | 36 022 | 7.89% |
| 025 - 029 | 27 821 | 6.10% |
| 030 - 034 | 22 830 | 5.00% |
| 035 - 039 | 22 211 | 4.87% |
| 040 - 044 | 18 051 | 3.95% |
| 045 - 049 | 16 182 | 3.55% |
| 050 - 054 | 13 935 | 3.05% |
| 055 - 059 | 10 810 | 2.37% |
| 060 - 064 | 10 531 | 2.31% |
| 065 - 069 | 7 612 | 1.67% |
| 070 - 074 | 7 345 | 1.61% |
| 075 - 079 | 4 253 | 0.93% |
| 080 - 084 | 3 252 | 0.71% |
| 085 - 089 | 896 | 0.20% |
| 090 - 094 | 391 | 0.09% |
| 095 - 099 | 274 | 0.06% |
| 100 plus | 97 | 0.02% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Umzinyathi in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 224 263 [49.13% of total population]
- Total votes: 122 689 [26.88% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 54.71% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 79 544 | 64.83% |
| African National Congress | 29 618 | 24.14% |
| Democratic Alliance | 6 884 | 5.61% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 917 | 1.56% |
| United Democratic Movement | 739 | 0.60% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 645 | 0.53% |
| New National Party | 577 | 0.47% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 351 | 0.29% |
| Minority Front | 303 | 0.25% |
| Independent Democrats | 291 | 0.24% |
| PJC | 240 | 0.20% |
| Pan African Congress | 226 | 0.18% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 202 | 0.16% |
| SOPA | 181 | 0.15% |
| CDP | 173 | 0.14% |
| KISS | 172 | 0.14% |
| UF | 148 | 0.12% |
| NA | 147 | 0.12% |
| EMSA | 133 | 0.11% |
| TOP | 128 | 0.10% |
| NLP | 70 | 0.06% |
| Total | 122 689 | 100.00% |
| 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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