uThukela | ||
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District municipality | ||
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Location in the KwaZulu-Natal |
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Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°ECoordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°E | ||
Country | South Africa | |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
Seat | Ladysmith | |
Local municipalities | ||
Government | ||
• Type | Municipal council | |
• Mayor | Dudu Mazibuko | |
Area | ||
• Total | 11,326 km2 (4,373 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 668,848 | |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
Racial makeup (2011) | ||
• Black African | 95.1% | |
• Coloured | 0.6% | |
• Indian/Asian | 2.4% | |
• White | 1.7% | |
First languages (2011) | ||
• Zulu | 90.5% | |
• English | 4.7% | |
• Afrikaans | 1.2% | |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.1% | |
• Other | 2.5% | |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
Municipal code | DC23 |
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.
uThukela is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for uThukela in the South African general election, 2004.