Ugu District Municipality
| Ugu | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location of Ugu District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Coordinates: 30°45′S 30°26′E / 30.750°S 30.433°ECoordinates: 30°45′S 30°26′E / 30.750°S 30.433°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Seat | Port Shepstone | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Sithembiso Bhekizenzo Cele | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5,047 km2 (1,949 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 722,484 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 90.6% | |
| • Coloured | 0.8% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.4% | |
| • White | 4.9% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 82.7% | |
| • English | 8.3% | |
| • Xhosa | 4.3% | |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% | |
| • Other | 2.6% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC21 | |
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.
Ugu is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for Ugu in the South African general election, 2004.
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