Ilembe District Municipality
| iLembe | ||
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| District municipality | ||
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.svg) Location of ILembe District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E / 29.333°S 31.283°ECoordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E / 29.333°S 31.283°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Seat | KwaDukuza | |
| Local municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Sibusiso Welcome Mdabe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 606,809 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 90.8% | |
| • Coloured | 0.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.9% | |
| • White | 2.4% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 82.2% | |
| • English | 9.6% | |
| • Xhosa | 3.3% | |
| • Southern Ndebele | 1.2% | |
| • Other | 3.7% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC29 | |
iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza. The majority (82%) of its 606,809 people speak Zulu (2011 census). The district code is DC29. It was formerly named the King Shaka District Municipality.
iLembe is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
Election results for iLembe in the South African general election, 2004.
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