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Uthukela District Municipality
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A map of South Africa showing Uthukela (within KwaZulu-Natal province)
Uthukela is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Uthukela is the town of Ladysmith. The majority of its 656 986 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC23.
Geography
Neighbours
Uthukela is surrounded by:
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Gender
| Gender |
Population |
% |
| Female |
355 161 |
54.06% |
| Male |
301 825 |
45.94% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group |
Population |
% |
| Black African |
620 727 |
94.48% |
| Indian/Asian |
17 171 |
2.61% |
| White |
15 040 |
2.29% |
| Coloured |
4 048 |
0.62% |
Age
| Age |
Population |
% |
| 000 - 004 |
79 502 |
12.10% |
| 005 - 009 |
86 774 |
13.21% |
| 010 - 014 |
88 382 |
13.45% |
| 015 - 019 |
84 570 |
12.87% |
| 020 - 024 |
58 816 |
8.95% |
| 025 - 029 |
47 559 |
7.24% |
| 030 - 034 |
38 476 |
5.86% |
| 035 - 039 |
35 625 |
5.42% |
| 040 - 044 |
30 466 |
4.64% |
| 045 - 049 |
25 424 |
3.87% |
| 050 - 054 |
21 699 |
3.30% |
| 055 - 059 |
15 496 |
2.36% |
| 060 - 064 |
14 379 |
2.19% |
| 065 - 069 |
10 336 |
1.57% |
| 070 - 074 |
8 896 |
1.35% |
| 075 - 079 |
4 758 |
0.72% |
| 080 - 084 |
3 964 |
0.60% |
| 085 - 089 |
1 052 |
0.16% |
| 090 - 094 |
477 |
0.07% |
| 095 - 099 |
255 |
0.04% |
| 100 plus |
80 |
0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Uthukela in the South African general election, 2004.
- Population 18 and over: 350 092 [53.29% of total population]
- Total votes: 177 230 [26.98% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 50.62% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
Coordinates: 28°33′S, 29°46′E
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