Harry Gwala | ||
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District municipality | ||
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Location in South Africa |
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Country | South Africa | |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Seat | Ixopo | |
Local municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Jini Patrick Khoza | |
Area | ||
• Total | 10,547 km2 (4,072 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 461,419 | |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 96.7% | |
• Coloured | 1.6% | |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
• White | 1.2% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Zulu | 62.7% | |
• Xhosa | 28.6% | |
• English | 3.2% | |
• Afrikaans | 1.3% | |
• Other | 4.2% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC43 |
Harry Gwala is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Harry Gwala is Ixopo. The majority of its 298 392 people speak IsiZulu (2011 Census). The district code is DC43. In November 2015, Sisonke District's name was changed to Harry Gwala District.
Harry Gwala is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Harry Gwala in the South African general election, 2004.
Coordinates: 30°08′S 30°04′E / 30.133°S 30.067°E