uThukela (District)
| UThukela UThukela (District) District Municipality |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Seat | Ladysmith | |
| surface | 11,326 km² | |
| Residents | 668,848 (October 2011) | |
| density | 59 inhabitants per km² | |
| key | DC23 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | |
| Website | www.uthukeladm.co.za (English) | |
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| mayor | AS Mazibuko | |
Coordinates: 28 ° 33 ' S , 29 ° 46' E
uThukela (also Uthukela , English uThukela District Municipality ) is a district within the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa . It has 668,848 inhabitants (as of October 2011) on a total area of 11,326 km². The district administration is based in Ladysmith .
The district is named after the Tugela ( isiZulu uThukela ), one of the largest rivers in KwaZulu-Natal.
In 2016, the parishes of Emnambithi-Ladysmith and Indaka were merged to form the Alfred Duma parish, and the Imbabazane and Umtshezi parishes merged to form Inkosi Langalibalele .
Community structure
As an example of the infrastructure here is the water supply for households (HWA = own domestic water connection; ÖWA = public water connection nearby; KWA = no connection to a water supply network):
| Municipality at the time of the survey | Administrative headquarters | Area (km²) |
Population (2007) |
HWA | ÖWA | KWA |
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| Emnambithi-Ladysmith | Ladysmith | 2,965 | 225,964 | 16% | 57% | 27% |
| Imbabazane | Estcourt | 827 | 120,431 | 1 % | 44% | 55% |
| Indaka | Ladysmith | 992 | 114,150 | 1 % | 57% | 42% |
| Okhahlamba | Bergville | 3,475 | 138.033 | 3% | 34% | 63% |
| Umtshezi | Estcourt | 2.130 | 60,429 | 15% | 56% | 29% |
As a result of the merger of existing communities, new communities were founded on August 3, 2016:
- Alfred Duma (formerly: Emnambithi-Ladysmith and Indaka )
- Inkosi Langalibalele (formerly: Imbabazane and Umtshezi ).
Age structure of the district population:
| Age | population | proportion of |
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| 0-19 | 339.215 | 51.64% |
| 20-39 | 180,469 | 27.47% |
| 40-59 | 93,070 | 14.17% |
| ≥ 60 | 44.185 | 6.73% |
Nature reserves and game reserves
- Rugged Glen Nature Reserve
- Wagendrift Nature Reserve
- Weenen Game Reserve
- Moor Park Game Reserve
Web links
- The district website (English)
- District information
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2011. Basic Results. (PDF; 349 kB) Statistics South Africa , accessed on November 27, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Administrative boundaries of South Africa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Meaning of the name municipalities
- ↑ Municipal statistics South Africa ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The Local Government Handbook South Africa 2017
