Umkhanyakude District Municipality

A map of South Africa showing Umkhanyakude (within KwaZulu-Natal province)

Umkhanyakude is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Umkhanyakude is Mkuze. The majority of its 573 353 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC27.

Geography

Umkhanyakude is surrounded by:

The district contains the following local municipalities:

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender	Population	%
Female	313 954	54.76%
Male	259 399	45.24%

Election results for Umkhanyakude in the South African general election, 2004.

Party	Votes	%
Inkhata Freedom Party	104 721	69.56%
African National Congress	36 893	24.51%
Democratic Alliance	3 357	2.23%
African Christian Democratic Party	1 381	0.92%
United Democratic Movement	1 038	0.69%
Azanian People's Organisation	423	0.28%
New National Party	374	0.25%
Freedom Front Plus	343	0.23%
Independent Democrats	308	0.20%
Pan African Congress	234	0.16%
PJC	204	0.14%
SOPA	177	0.12%
KISS	176	0.12%
CDP	163	0.11%
United Christian Democratic Party	139	0.09%
EMSA	135	0.09%
UF	113	0.08%
Minority Front	112	0.07%
TOP	106	0.07%
NA	91	0.06%
NLP	55	0.04%
Total	150 543	100.00%

	Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial Capital:	Pietermaritzburg
Major Metros:	eThekwini (includes Durban)
District Municipalities:	Ugu \| Umgungundlovu \| Uthukela \| Umzinyathi \| Amajuba \| Zululand \| Umkhanyakude \| uThungulu \| iLembe \| Sisonke
Local Municipalities:	Amajuba \| Zululand \| Umkhanyakude \| uThungulu \| Umzinyathi \| Uthukela \| Umgungundlovu \| iLembe \| eThekwini \| Ugu \| Sisonke \|
Smaller Cities:	Empangeni \| Kokstad \| Ladysmith \| Newcastle \| Port Shepstone \| Richards Bay \| KwaDukuza \| Tongaat \| Vryheid

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