Uthukela District Municipality

uThukela
Official seal of uThukela
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Location in the KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 28°33′S 29°46′E / 28.550°S 29.767°E / -28.550; 29.767
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatLadysmith
Local municipalities
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDudu Mazibuko
Area
 • Total11,326 km2 (4,373 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total668,848
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African95.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian2.4%
 • White1.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu90.5%
 • English4.7%
 • Afrikaans1.2%
 • Southern Ndebele1.1%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC23

The uThukela District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase uThukela) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Ladysmith. As of 2011, a majority of its 668,848 inhabitants spoke isiZulu. The district code is DC23.

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.