Zululand District Municipality


The Zululand District Municipality is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Ulundi. As of 2011, a majority of its 803,575 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC26.
WWW zululand.org.za

Geography

Neighbours

Zululand is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:
Local municipalityPopulation%
Ulundi212 97226.47%
Nongoma198 44724.67%
Abaqulusi191 02023.75%
uPhongolo119 78614.89%
eDumbe82 24110.22%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
LanguagePopulation%
IsiZulu779,20696.86%
Afrikaans11,3821.41%
English5,2460.65%
Sesotho2,2970.29%
IsiNdebele1,6840.21%
IsiXhosa1,1300.14%
Sepedi9800.12%
SiSwati9460.12%
Other9160.11%
Setswana4090.05%
Xitsonga1420.02%
Tshivenda1280.02%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Zululand in the South African general election, 2004.
  • Population 18 and over: 394 233
  • Total votes: 218 270
  • Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
PartyVotes%
Inkatha Freedom Party169 02877.44%
African National Congress32 68814.98%
Democratic Alliance8 8314.05%
African Christian Democratic Party2 3791.09%
United Democratic Movement1 0250.47%
Freedom Front Plus8450.39%
New National Party5310.24%
Independent Democrats4830.22%
Azanian People's Organisation3650.17%
Pan African Congress2310.11%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party2200.10%
United Christian Democratic Party2200.10%
Peace and Justice Congress2100.10%
Socialist Party of Azania1880.09%
Christian Democratic Party1690.08%
TOP1670.08%
NA1600.07%
EMSA1550.07%
Minority Front1520.07%
UF1410.06%
New Labour Party820.04%
Total218 270100.00%