| iLembe | |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Coordinates: | -29.3333°N 48°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | KwaDukuza |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Mandeni |
| P2: | KwaDukuza |
| P3: | Ndwedwe |
| P4: | Maphumulo |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sibusiso Welcome Mdabe |
| Area Total Km2: | 3269 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 606809 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 90.8% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 5.9% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 82.2% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 9.6% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC29 |
iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza.[3] The majority (82%) of its 606,809 people speak isiZulu as their first language (2011 census). The district code is DC29. It was formerly named the King Shaka District Municipality.[4]
iLembe is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 231 187 | 38.10% | ||
| 140 820 | 23.21% | ||
| 138 078 | 22.75% | ||
| 96 724 | 15.94% |
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 496 834 | 82.18% | ||
| 58 227 | 9.63% | ||
| 20 005 | 3.31% | ||
| 7 145 | 1.18% | ||
| 5 210 | 0.86% | ||
| 4 465 | 0.74% | ||
| Sign language | 4 340 | 0.72% | |
| 3 156 | 0.52% | ||
| 1 916 | 0.32% | ||
| 1 062 | 0.18% | ||
| 624 | 0.10% | ||
| 261 | 0.04% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 317 801 | 52.37% | |
| Male | 289 009 | 47.63% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 550 758 | 90.76% | |
| Indian/Asian | 35 911 | 5.92% | |
| White | 14 713 | 2.42% | |
| Coloured | 3 222 | 0.53% | |
| Other | 2 205 | 0.36% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 63 172 | 11.27% | |
| 005 - 009 | 70 472 | 12.58% | |
| 010 - 014 | 71 672 | 12.79% | |
| 015 - 019 | 68 769 | 12.27% | |
| 020 - 024 | 51 863 | 9.25% | |
| 025 - 029 | 44 409 | 7.92% | |
| 030 - 034 | 34 767 | 6.20% | |
| 035 - 039 | 32 311 | 5.77% | |
| 040 - 044 | 26 364 | 4.70% | |
| 045 - 049 | 21 287 | 3.80% | |
| 050 - 054 | 19 708 | 3.52% | |
| 055 - 059 | 14 517 | 2.59% | |
| 060 - 064 | 13 614 | 2.43% | |
| 065 - 069 | 9 802 | 1.75% | |
| 070 - 074 | 8 611 | 1.54% | |
| 075 - 079 | 4 533 | 0.81% | |
| 080 - 084 | 2 909 | 0.52% | |
| 085 - 089 | 876 | 0.16% | |
| 090 - 094 | 420 | 0.07% | |
| 095 - 099 | 248 | 0.04% | |
| 100 plus | 85 | 0.02% |
Election results for iLembe in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 343 | 47.06% | ||
| 69 110 | 41.52% | ||
| 10 311 | 6.19% | ||
| 2 113 | 1.27% | ||
| 1 214 | 0.73% | ||
| 727 | 0.44% | ||
| 570 | 0.34% | ||
| 567 | 0.34% | ||
| 542 | 0.33% | ||
| 466 | 0.28% | ||
| 401 | 0.24% | ||
| 331 | 0.20% | ||
| 316 | 0.19% | ||
| 280 | 0.17% | ||
| 247 | 0.15% | ||
| 228 | 0.14% | ||
| 209 | 0.13% | ||
| 150 | 0.09% | ||
| 133 | 0.08% | ||
| 120 | 0.07% | ||
| 82 | 0.05% | ||
| Total | 166 460 | 100.00% |