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Uthukela District Municipality

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Country
  
South Africa

Time zone
  
SAST (UTC+2)

Area
  
11,326 km²

Black african population
  
95.1%

Province
  
KwaZulu-Natal

Seat
  
Ladysmith

Municipal code
  
DC23

White population
  
1.7%

Mayor
  
Dudu Mazibuko


Local municipalities
  
ListEmnambithi/LadysmithIndakaUmtsheziOkhahlambaImbabazane

Points of interest
  
uKhahlamba‑Drakensberg Park, Tugela Falls, All Out Adventures, Didima Camp Cathedral, Falcon Ridge ‑ Bird Of Pr

Destinations
  
Ladysmith, Winterton - KwaZulu‑Natal, uKhahlamba‑Drakensberg Park, Bergville, Royal Natal National

uThukela is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of uThukela is the city of Ladysmith. The majority of its 668,848 people speak IsiZulu (2011 Census). The district code is DC23.

Contents

Map of Uthukela DC, South Africa

Neighbours

uThukela is surrounded by:

  • Amajuba to the north (DC25)
  • uMgungundlovu to the east (DC22)
  • uMzinyathi to the south (DC24)
  • the kingdom of Lesotho to the south-east
  • Thabo Mofutsanyane in the Free State to the west (DC19)

    • Local municipalities

    The district contains the following local municipalities:

    Demographics

    The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

    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

    Uthukela District Municipality Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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