uThukela is one of the 11
districts of the
KwaZulu-Natal province of
South Africa
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. The seat of uThukela is the city of
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. The majority of its 668,848 people speak
IsiZulu
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(2011
Census
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). The district code is DC23.
Geography
Neighbours
uThukela is surrounded by:
*
Amajuba to the north (DC25)
*
uMgungundlovu to the east (DC22)
*
uMzinyathi to the south (DC24)
* the kingdom of Lesotho to the south-east
*
Thabo Mofutsanyane in the
Free State to the west (DC19)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following
local municipalities:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001
census
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.
Gender
Age
Politics
Election results
Election results for uThukela 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: 350 092
3.29% of total population* Total votes: 177 230
6.98% of total population* Voting % estimate: 50.62% votes as a % of population 18 and over
References
External links
Official Website
{{Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal
District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal
Uthukela District Municipality