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King Cetshwayo District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
8,213 kmĀ²

Black african population
  
94.4%

Province
  
KwaZulu-Natal

Seat
  
Richards Bay

Municipal code
  
DC28

White population
  
3.2%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
2.3%

King Cetshwayo District Municipality

Local municipalities
  
List Mbonambi uMhlathuze Ntambanana uMlalazi Mthonjaneni Nkandla

Points of interest
  
Umlalazi Nature Reserve, Nkandla, Alkantstrand Beach, Pelican Island, Enseleni Nature Reserve

Destinations
  
Richards Bay, Mtunzini, Eshowe, Empangeni, Umlalazi Nature Reserve

King Cetshwayo District Municipality (formerly Uthungulu District Municipality) is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of the district is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28. It is named after Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879, who led his nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana.

Contents

Map of (South) Uthungulu DC, South Africa

Neighbours

King Cetshwayo District is surrounded by:

  • iLembe to the south (DC29)
  • Umkhanyakude to the northeast (DC27)
  • The Indian Ocean to the east
  • Umzinyathi to the west (DC24)
  • Zululand to the north (DC26)
  • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

    Sister City

    King Cetshwayo District is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ( Milwaukee, United States). It is the only city in Africa to be twined with a city in Wisconsin, United States. The joining of the two cities was largely enacted from legislation in Wisconsin in collaboration with the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program. In 2009, Sister Cities International launched the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program, a three-year project to alleviate poverty in 25 African cities (including King Cetshwayo District) through water, sanitation and health initiatives. Milwaukee will collaborate with their African counterparts to identify and address the most critical problems in these sectors, which form barriers to sustained development in urban areas. This project is funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program is cited to end in middle of the year 2012.

    Election results

    Election results for uThungulu (King Cetshwayo District) in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 477 576 [53.91% of total population]
  • Total votes: 252 139 [28.46% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 52.80% votes as a % of population 18 and over
  • References

    King Cetshwayo District Municipality Wikipedia


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