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Ugu District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
5,047 km²

Black african population
  
90.6%

Province
  
KwaZulu-Natal

Seat
  
Port Shepstone

Municipal code
  
DC21

White population
  
4.9%

Native afrikaans speakers
  
2.1%

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Local municipalities
  
ListVulamehloUmdoniUmzumbeuMuziwabantuEzinqoleniHibiscus Coast

Destinations
  
Margate - KwaZulu‑Natal, Port Edward - KwaZulu‑Natal, Port Shepstone, Oribi Gorge, Uvongo

Points of interest
  
Oribi Gorge, Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, Mpenjati Nature Reserve, Pumlani Caravan Park, Butterfly Valley butterfly f

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Ugu is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Ugu is Zulu for "coast". The seat of Ugu is Port Shepstone. The majority of its 722,484 people speak IsiZulu (2011 Census). The district code is DC21.

Contents

Map of Ugu District Municipality, South Africa

Neighbours

Ugu is surrounded by:

  • Umgungundlovu to the north (DC22)
  • eThekwini to the north-east (Durban)
  • the Indian Ocean to the east
  • OR Tambo in Eastern Cape to the south-west (DC15)
  • Sisonke to the west (DC43)

    • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

    Election results

    Election results for Ugu in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 385 659 [54.78% of total population]
  • Total votes: 216 751 [30.79% of total population]
  • Voting % estimate: 56.20% votes as a % of population 18 and over

    • References

    Ugu District Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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