Zululand is one of the 11
district municipalities ("districts") of
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 loca ...
province. The seat of Zululand is
Ulundi
Ulundi, also known as Mahlabathini, is a town in the Zululand District Municipality. At one time the capital of Zulu Kingdom in South Africa and later the capital of the Bantustan of KwaZulu, Ulundi now lies in KwaZulu-Natal Province (of which, ...
. The majority of its 803,575 people speak
IsiZulu (2011
Census
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). The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand.
Geography
Neighbours
Zululand is surrounded by:
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Amajuba to the north-west (DC25)
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Gert Sibande in
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. ...
to the north (DC30)
* The kingdom of
Eswatini
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to the north
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Umkhanyakude to the east (DC27)
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Umzinyathi to the south-west (DC24)
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uThungulu to the south (DC28)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following
local municipalities:
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001
census
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.
Gender
Ethnic group
Age
Politics
Election results
Election results for Zululand in the
South African general election, 2004.
* Population 18 and over: 394 233
9.01% of total population
* Total votes: 218 270
7.13% of total population
* Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
See also
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Municipal Demarcation Board
The Municipal Demarcation Board is an independent authority responsible for delimiting the boundaries of South African districts and municipalities and the boundaries of the electoral wards within those municipalities.
General
The Board was e ...
References
External links
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District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal
Zululand District Municipality
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