iLembe District Municipality
District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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iLembe | |
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Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′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)[2] | |
• 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 | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Municipal code | DC29 |
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