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Zululand

Situated in the Kingdom of the Zulu

Zululand

Zululand is situated in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. KwaZulu Natal is known as the "Kingdom of the Zulu".

It extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the South to the Pongola River in the North.

In 1816, Shaka acceded to the Zulu throne. Within a year he had conquered the neighboring clans, and had made the Zulu people into the most important ally of the large Mtetwa clan, which competed with the Ndwandwe clan for domination of the northern part of modern-day KwaZulu-Natal.

Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 804 456 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand.

Geography

Neighbours

Zululand is surrounded by:

    * Amajuba to the north-west(DC25)
    * Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north (DC30)
    * The kingdom of Swaziland to the north
    * Umkhanyakude to the east(DC27)
    * Umzinyathi to the south-west (DC24)
    * uThungulu to the south (DC28)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Ulundi	212 972	26.47%
Nongoma	198 447	24.67%
Abaqulusi	191 020	23.75%
uPhongolo	119 786	14.89%
eDumbe	82 241	10.22%

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiZulu	779 206	96.86%
Afrikaans	11 382	1.41%
English	5 246	0.65%
Sesotho	2 297	0.29%
IsiNdebele	1 684	0.21%
IsiXhosa	1 130	0.14%
Sepedi	980	0.12%
SiSwati	946	0.12%
Other	916	0.11%
Setswana	409	0.05%
Xitsonga	142	0.02%
Tshivenda	128	0.02%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	434 244	53.98%
Male	370 212	46.02%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	788 551	98.02%
White	13 769	1.71%
Coloured	1 521	0.19%
Indian/Asian	615	0.08%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	103 541	12.87%
005 - 009	116 193	14.44%
010 - 014	119 925	14.91%
015 - 019	111 383	13.85%
020 - 024	69 637	8.66%
025 - 029	50 739	6.31%
030 - 034	40 514	5.04%
035 - 039	38 739	4.82%
040 - 044	33 628	4.18%
045 - 049	27 697	3.44%
050 - 054	21 735	2.70%
055 - 059	16 125	2.00%
060 - 064	16 825	2.09%
065 - 069	12 309	1.53%
070 - 074	11 606	1.44%
075 - 079	6 390	0.79%
080 - 084	4 962	0.62%
085 - 089	1 300	0.16%
090 - 094	647	0.08%
095 - 099	440	0.05%
100 plus	121	0.02%

Politics

Election results

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

Population 18 and over: 394 233 [49.01% of total population]
Total votes: 218 270 [27.13% of total population]
Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
Inkhata Freedom Party	169 028	77.44%
African National Congress	32 688	14.98%
Democratic Alliance	8 831	4.05%
African Christian Democratic Party	2 379	1.09%
United Democratic Movement	1 025	0.47%
Freedom Front Plus	845	0.39%
New National Party	531	0.24%
Independent Democrats	483	0.22%
Azanian People's Organisation	365	0.17%
Pan African Congress	231	0.11%
KISS	220	0.10%
United Christian Democratic Party	220	0.10%
PJC	210	0.10%
SOPA	188	0.09%
CDP	169	0.08%
TOP	167	0.08%
NA	160	0.07%
EMSA	155	0.07%
Minority Front	152	0.07%
UF	141	0.06%
NLP	82	0.04%
Total	218 270	100.00%

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