| King Cetshwayo | |
| Other Name: | uThungulu |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 150x100px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Seat: | Richards Bay |
| Parts Type: | Local municipalities |
| P1: | Mbonambi |
| P2: | uMhlathuze |
| P3: | Ntambanana |
| P4: | uMlalazi |
| P5: | Mthonjaneni |
| P6: | Nkandla |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Vacant |
| Area Total Km2: | 8213 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 907519 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 94.4% |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 0.6% |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.6% |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 3.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 89.1% |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 5.1% |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.3% |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | DC28 |
King Cetshwayo District Municipality (formerly Uthungulu District Municipality[4]) is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of the district is Richards Bay. The majority of its 885 944 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC28. It is named after Cetshwayo kaMpande, King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1872 to 1879, who led his nation to victory against the British in the Battle of Isandlwana.
King Cetshwayo District is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 289 187 | 32.64% | ||
| 221 077 | 24.95% | ||
| 133 596 | 15.08% | ||
| 106 949 | 12.07% | ||
| 84 772 | 9.57% | ||
| 50 382 | 5.69% |
The following statistics are from the South African National Census of 2011.
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 797 545 | 89.11% | ||
| 45 573 | 5.09% | ||
| 20 290 | 2.27% | ||
| 11 801 | 1.32% | ||
| 5 771 | 0.64% | ||
| 1 989 | 0.22% | ||
| 1 967 | 0.22% | ||
| 3 482 | 0.39% | ||
| 1 238 | 0.14% | ||
| 730 | 0.08% | ||
| 709 | 0.08% | ||
| 452 | 0.05% |
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 480 122 | 52.90% | |
| Male | 427 397 | 47.10% |
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black African | 856 997 | 94.43% | |
| White | 29 375 | 3.24% | |
| Indian/Asian | 14 362 | 1.61% | |
| Coloured | 5 027 | 0.55% |
| Age | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 105 292 | 11.88% | |
| 005 - 009 | 117 338 | 13.24% | |
| 010 - 014 | 116 678 | 13.17% | |
| 015 - 019 | 111 828 | 12.62% | |
| 020 - 024 | 83 146 | 9.39% | |
| 025 - 029 | 70 038 | 7.91% | |
| 030 - 034 | 53 829 | 6.08% | |
| 035 - 039 | 49 667 | 5.61% | |
| 040 - 044 | 42 568 | 4.80% | |
| 045 - 049 | 32 552 | 3.67% | |
| 050 - 054 | 26 991 | 3.05% | |
| 055 - 059 | 18 608 | 2.10% | |
| 060 - 064 | 18 550 | 2.09% | |
| 065 - 069 | 13 065 | 1.47% | |
| 070 - 074 | 11 970 | 1.35% | |
| 075 - 079 | 6 094 | 0.69% | |
| 080 - 084 | 4 904 | 0.55% | |
| 085 - 089 | 1 458 | 0.16% | |
| 090 - 094 | 767 | 0.09% | |
| 095 - 099 | 475 | 0.05% | |
| 100 plus | 126 | 0.01% |
King Cetshwayo District is officially a sister city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (
Milwaukee, United States). The joining of the two cities was largely enacted from legislation in Wisconsin in collaboration with the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program. In 2009, Sister Cities International launched the Africa Urban Poverty Alleviation Program, a three-year project to alleviate poverty in 25 African cities (including King Cetshwayo District) through water, sanitation and health initiatives. Milwaukee will collaborate with their African counterparts to identify and address the most critical problems in these sectors, which form barriers to sustained development in urban areas. This project is funded by a $7.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The program is cited to end in middle of the year 2012.
Election results for uThungulu (King Cetshwayo District) in the South African general election, 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 187 | 59.57% | ||
| 76 503 | 30.34% | ||
| 14 556 | 5.77% | ||
| 3 553 | 1.41% | ||
| 1 791 | 0.71% | ||
| 773 | 0.31% | ||
| 666 | 0.26% | ||
| 633 | 0.25% | ||
| 591 | 0.23% | ||
| 419 | 0.17% | ||
| 306 | 0.12% | ||
| 304 | 0.12% | ||
| 283 | 0.11% | ||
| 253 | 0.10% | ||
| 249 | 0.10% | ||
| 241 | 0.10% | ||
| 207 | 0.08% | ||
| 200 | 0.08% | ||
| 172 | 0.07% | ||
| 156 | 0.06% | ||
| 96 | 0.04% | ||
| Total | 252 139 | 100.00% |