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Zululand District Municipality

Zululand
District municipality
Official seal of Zululand
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
Seat Ulundi
Local municipalities
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mpiyakhe Hlatshwayo
Area
 • Total 14,799 km2 (5,714 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 803,575
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African 98.0%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu 94.3%
 • English 1.5%
 • Afrikaans 1.3%
 • Southern Ndebele 1.1%
 • Other 1.8%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code DC26

Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 804,456 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand.

Zululand is surrounded by:

The district contains the following local municipalities:

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

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

Coordinates: 28°19′S 31°25′E / 28.317°S 31.417°E / -28.317; 31.417



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