Harry Gwala is one of the 11

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KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...

province of

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. The seat of Harry Gwala is

Ixopo Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Background Ixopo was formerly known as Stuartstown, was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Magi ...

. The majority of its 298 392 people speak

IsiZulu Zulu (), or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal of ...

(2011

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). The district code is DC43. In November 2015, Sisonke District's name was changed to Harry Gwala District, in honor of

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leader

Harry Gwala Themba Harry Gwala (30 July 1920 – 20 June 1995) was a revolutionary leader in the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) in South Africa. Biography Early career and activism Harry Gwala trained as a teac ...

Geography

Neighbours

Harry Gwala is surrounded by: * Umgungundlovu to the north-east (DC22) * Ugu to the south-east (DC21) * OR Tambo to the south (DC15) *

Alfred Nzo Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (19 June 1925 – 13 January 2000) was a South African politician. He served as the longest-standing secretary-general of the African National Congress. He occupied this position (ANC) between 1969 and 1991. He was also ...

to the south-west (DC44) * The kingdom of

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

to the north-west *

Uthukela 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. Geography Neighbours uT ...

to the North (DC23)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001

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Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Harry Gwala in the

South African general election, 2004 General elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress (ANC) of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority. ...

. * Population 18 and over: 157 807 2.89% of total population * Total votes: 83 403 7.95% of total population * Voting % estimate: 52.85% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

External links

Official Website
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