eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majority of its 3,442,361 people speak Zulu. It was formed from seven formerly independent local councils and tribal land.

eThekwini
itheku
Metropolitan municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatDurban
Wards103
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMxolisi Kaunda (ANC)
 • Deputy MayorPhilani Mavundla
(ABC)
 • SpeakerThabang Nyawose
Area
 • Total2.291.31 km2 (0.885 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3.442.361
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African73.8%
 • Coloured2.5%
 • Indian/Asian16.7%
 • White6.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu62.8%
 • English26.8%
 • Xhosa3.9%
 • Afrikaans1.7%
 • Ndebele1.1%
 • Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeETH

Etymology

In an 1859 Zulu grammar book, Bishop Colenso asserted that the root word iTeku means "bay of the sea" and noted that the locative form, eTekwini, was used as a proper name for Durban.[3]

An 1895 English-Zulu dictionary translates the base word iteku as "bay", "creek", "gulf" or "sinus",[4] while a 1905 Zulu-English dictionary notes that eTekwini is used for Durban.[5]

Geography

eThekwini is surrounded by:

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Adams Rural59917931,1531.164Zulu
Amagcino5991880,64940Zulu
Amanzimtoti5991739,1913.813Zulu
Baphehli5991856,7111.834Zulu
Bhekulwandle5991842,114.859Zulu
Blackburn59905029,6823.960Zulu
Botha's Hill5991090,552.190Zulu
Cato Ridge59909220,183.874Zulu
Chatsworth59916142,73196.580English
Chuphulaka5990211,42275Zulu
Cibane5990068,46812Zulu
Clansthal59919418,753.211Zulu
Clermont5991146,9452.075Zulu
Cliffdale5990988,052.298Zulu
Clifton Heights5990980,3047Zulu
Congo5990980,441.479Zulu
Craigieburn59919512,707.574English
Danganya5991902,001.847Zulu
Denge5990931,912.068Zulu
Desainager5990151,45984Zulu
Dimane5990691,90615Zulu
Diphini5990820,411.626Zulu
Drummond5990977,72955English
Durban599054225,91595.061English
Ebhobhonono5990442,653.207Zulu
Ediphini Section5991491,16963Zulu
Egwadeni Section5991410,61699Zulu
Ehlanzeni5991626,923.277Zulu
Ekwandeni5991362,754.892Zulu
eMachobeni5990579,258.321Zulu
Emagezeni5991400,821.192Zulu
Emalangeni5991262,547.009Zulu
Emangabazini5991461,011.988Zulu
Emvini5990237,062.905Zulu
Esidweni5991648,661.240Zulu
Esikhelekehleni5990814,293.629Zulu
Ethekwini59918713,071.803English
Ethekwini NU599187434,3811.200Zulu
Everton5991014,50870English
Ezakhiweni5991470,511.274Zulu
Ezihyathini5991592,26729Zulu
Ezimangweni5991831,094.107Zulu
Ezimbokodweni5991803,6612.882Zulu
Ezimpisini5991553,48788Zulu
Ezinyathini5991653,461.497Zulu
Ezitendeni5991250,631.542Zulu
Folweni5991253,4030.402Zulu
Gasa Section5990860,561.442Zulu
Genazzano5990131,042.585English
Georgedale5991203,1210.354Zulu
Gillitts59911711,548.661English
Golokodo59917714,4435.055Zulu
Greylands59900114,032.185Xhosa
Gunjini59901116,148.031Zulu
Hambanathi5990033,7510.755Zulu
Harare A5990870,471.021Zulu
Harare B5990880,551.652Zulu
Hazelmere5990192,346.751Zulu
Hillcrest59910021,4413.329English
Illovo North5991868,2924.728Zulu
Imbozamo59902522,653.217Zulu
Inanda (Inanda Congo)5990361,2210.032Zulu
Inanda A59903726,81158.619Zulu
Inanda B5990778,039.767Zulu
Inchanga5990963,291.008English
Inkangala59900713,60745Zulu
Inthuthuko5990662,65710Zulu
Inwabi59915634,849.030Zulu
Iqadi B5990402,771.029Zulu
Isiqhoqhoqho5991342,451.725Zulu
Iziko5991820,804.369Zulu
Kamba5991180,19266Zulu
Kingsburgh59917211,6516.368English
Klaarwater59915813,5326.157Zulu
Kloof59910234,5129.704English
Kontinga5991420,41796Zulu
KwaCele5990890,702.543Zulu
KwaDabeka59911311,8754.953Zulu
KwaDlembe5991281,831.632Zulu
KwaLandeza5991240,311.947Zulu
KwaMashu59905521,47175.663Zulu
KwaMbiza5991331,572.377Zulu
KwaMtamtengayo5991667,441.443Zulu
KwaNdengezi59913913,9953.843Zulu
KwaNgcolosi5990642,61918Zulu
KwaNqetho5990783,973.977Zulu
Kwantamnteng5991671,58240Zulu
KwaNyuswa5990711,993.890Zulu
KwaSondela5990747,157.660Zulu
La Mercy59901627,732.779English
Lower Molweni5991062,861.729Zulu
Luganda5991572,706.165Zulu
Luthele5990590,32864Zulu
Luthuli5991290,941.222Zulu
Mabedlane A5990321,55380Zulu
Mabedlane B5990315,132.768Zulu
Mabedlane C5990673,573.168Zulu
Mabedlane D5990683,061.380Zulu
Mabedlane E5990700,86842Zulu
Madudubala59919111,333.580Zulu
Madundube59916957,9313.731Zulu
Madwaleni5990850,601.041Zulu
Magabeni5991921,744.928Zulu
Mahlabathini59902816,134.111Zulu
Malagazi5991744,8229.651Zulu
Malukazi5991753,3819.520Zulu
Mandlakazi B5991300,55399Zulu
Maromeni5990421,091.774Zulu
Matabetule59903822,2713.247Zulu
Mawothi59903515,2075.050Zulu
Mgandeni59900915,012.649Zulu
Mgangeni59902736,8817.108Zulu
Mgezanyoni5990083,89221Zulu
Mkholombe5990763,322.072Zulu
Mlahlanja5990227,451.192Zulu
Mngcweni5990911,781.137Zulu
Molweni5990611,044.580Zulu
Molweni A5990650,551.302Zulu
Molweni B5990431,68247Zulu
Molweni C5991031,061.009Zulu
Molweni D5991070,4570Zulu
Mophela5991358,235.517Zulu
Motalabad5991080,49105Zulu
Mount Edgecombe5990528,347.323English
Mount Moreland5990170,85241English
Moya5991220,32744Zulu
Mpola A5991381,898.465Zulu
Mpola B5991510,43311English
Mpuma5990842,014.100Zulu
Mpumalanga59912321,6662.406Zulu
Mshazi5990297,083.873Zulu
Mshazi Skhambane5990304,591.333Zulu
Msunduzi5990463,626.058Zulu
New Glasgow5990204,782.101Zulu
Newlands East59911114,8152.566Zulu
Newlands West59911213,3350.627Zulu
Ngqungqulu5990620,45678Zulu
Nkangala5990600,761.806Zulu
Nkomokazi59916822,42596Zulu
Nonoti5990451,161.839Zulu
Nqobane5991534,771.758Zulu
Ntongela5990801,811.137Zulu
Ntshongweni A5991270,61568Zulu
Ntshongweni B5991443,41132English
Ntukuso5990483,813.446Zulu
Ntuzuma59905617,82125.394Zulu
Nungwane59918134,297.518Zulu
Ocean Drive-In5990180,211.085Zulu
Olwambeni5991549,481.590Zulu
Outer West Durban59909930,217.408English
Palmcliffe5991970,80264English
Panekeni5990830,652.567English
Phoenix59905130,16176.989English
Phola Mission5990392,987.320Zulu
Pinetown5991168,15144.026Zulu
Qhodela59902432,232.127Zulu
Queensburgh59916022,8854.846English
Redcliffe59903313,2814.220Zulu
Rietvallei5990900,631.568Zulu
Roseneath5991932,963.730Zulu
Salem5991430,39781Zulu
Sankontshe5991194,496.634Zulu
Senzokuhle59901025,077.141Zulu
Seventeen5991312,241.876Zulu
Sgubudwini5991522,971.592Zulu
Shongweni5991480,9724Zulu
Sithumba5990792,892.247Zulu
Siweni5990474,443.868Zulu
Siyanda5991101,0213.393Zulu
St. Lawrence5990722,482.081Zulu
Thandaza5991210,743.398Zulu
Thornwood5991500,331.608Zulu
Thusumuntu5990753,891.255Zulu
Tin Town5991040,28882Zulu
Tongaat59900211,7242.554English
Tongaat Beach5990140,72722English
Tshelimnyama5991374,1420.689Zulu
Umbhayi5990050,341.845Xhosa
Umbumbulu59917023,722.684Zulu
Umdloti5990491,591.778English
Umgababa South5991716,2310.814Zulu
Umgagaba5990582,841.552Zulu
Umgeni5990268,82811Zulu
uMhlanga59905316,7524.238English
Umkomaas5991966,142.716English
Umlazi59916347,346404.811English
Umngeni5990411,83547English
Umnini59918925,4717.416Zulu
Uthweba5990944,073.351Zulu
Verulam59903418,1337.273English
Vulindlala5990732,482.735Zulu
Waterfall59906314,407.525English
Wathanga5991321,712.983Zulu
Westbrook5990121,581.526English
Westville59911530,7630.508English
Ximba5990951,101.587Zulu
Zwelibomvu59914520,888.887Zulu

Demographics
Geographical distribution of home languages in eThekwini
  Afrikaans
  English
  Xhosa
  Zulu
  No language dominant

The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
isiZulu2,140,29462.82%
English912,17326.77%
isiXhosa133,1363.91%
Afrikaans58,6881.72%
Other44,8501.32%
isiNdebele38,3801.13%
Sesotho30,8780.91%
Setswana17,3580.51%
Sign Language16,4860.48%
Sepedi6,6710.20%
siSwati2,6510.08%
Xitsonga3,7730.11%
TshiVenda1,7370.05%

Gender

As of 2011.[7]

Gender Population %
Female1,759,95551.13%
Male1,682,40648.87%

Ethnic group

As of 2011[7]

Ethnic group Population %
Black African2,540,44173.80%
Indian/Asian573,33416.66%
White228,4066.64%
Coloured85,9082.50%
Other14,2720.41%

Age
Age Population %
000 - 004327,9729.53%
005 - 009262,2107.62%
010 - 014269,7637.84%
015 - 019318,5409.25%
020 - 024412,72711.99%
025 - 029395,58011.49%
030 - 034299,1678.69%
035 - 039247,3827.19%
040 - 044199,1675.79%
045 - 049174,9315.08%
050 - 054145,7234.23%
055 - 059119,9713.49%
060 - 06497,5002.83%
065 - 06963,4931.84%
070 - 07444,8321.30%
075 - 07927,5670.80%
080 - 08417,0280.49%
085 - 0897,7830.23%
090 - 0942,8670.08%
095 - 0998510.02%
100 plus9720.03%

Politics

The municipal council consists of 222 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 111 councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 111 wards, while the remaining 111 are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.[8]

Election results
Main article: eThekwini elections

In the 2021 local government elections, the African National Congress lost their majority on the city council for the first time since the metro's establishment in 2000.[9]

The following table shows the detailed results of the election.[10][11][12]

eThekwini local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 324,137329,307653,44442.1%752196
Democratic Alliance 198,433203,980402,41325.9%342559
Economic Freedom Fighters 78,74883,699162,44710.5%02424
Inkatha Freedom Party 51,72557,722109,4477.1%21416
Independent candidates 32,987–32,9872.1%0–0
ActionSA 11,66318,20129,8641.9%044
Active Citizens Coalition 8,0256,23914,2640.9%022
African Christian Democratic Party 6,0225,89311,9150.8%022
Abantu Batho Congress 5,8664,99810,8640.7%022
African Independent Congress 2,5247,80910,3330.7%022
African Transformation Movement 5,1314,4189,5490.6%011
Justice and Employment Party 3,9594,7638,7220.6%011
Democratic Liberal Congress 4,7393,4398,1780.5%011
African Democratic Change 4,3283,5077,8350.5%011
Minority Front 3,6613,9007,5610.5%011
United Independent Movement 2,9192,8955,8140.4%011
Minorities of South Africa 3,0842,2265,3100.3%011
National Freedom Party 2,4932,7825,2750.3%011
People's Revolutionary Movement 1,9032,1844,0870.3%011
Freedom Front Plus 1,9542,0213,9750.3%011
Truly Alliance 1,8221,8713,6930.2%011
KZN Independence 1,5412,1273,6680.2%011
People's Freedom Party 2,0581,5583,6160.2%011
African People First 8292,1713,0000.2%011
Al Jama-ah 1,5781,3682,9460.2%011
Independent People's Party 8481,9062,7540.2%000
Patriotic Alliance 9931,5222,5150.2%000
Cape Coloured Congress 2,282–2,2820.1%0–0
Good 1,1921,0712,2630.1%000
African People's Convention 1,1939622,1550.1%000
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 8999901,8890.1%000
Activists Movement of South Africa 9176031,5200.1%000
African Freedom Revolution 6218231,4440.1%000
African Mantungwa Community 5316461,1770.1%000
Black First Land First 3767281,1040.1%000
Congress of the People 1828981,0800.1%000
United Christian Democratic Party 3746261,0000.1%000
Advanced Dynamic Alliance 4864819670.1%000
Forum for Service Delivery 2475217680.0%000
Allied Movement for Change 5102517610.0%000
The Organic Humanity Movement 3234087310.0%000
Academic Congress Union 2893796680.0%000
Democratic People's Congress 2903436330.0%000
African People's Movement 2852985830.0%000
Africa Restoration Alliance 3522035550.0%000
Azanian People's Organisation 2912605510.0%000
God Save Africa 1683765440.0%000
United Cultural Movement 1192944130.0%000
African Federal Convention 643233870.0%000
International Party 193643830.0%000
African Basic Republicans –2072070.0%–00
Spectrum National Party 191751940.0%000
Federal Party SA 12–120.0%0–0
Land Party 4–40.0%0–0
Total 776,015774,7361,550,751111111222
Valid votes 776,015774,7361,550,75197.9%
Spoilt votes 14,55518,84133,3962.1%
Total votes cast 790,570793,5771,584,147
Voter turnout 804,545
Registered voters 1,909,125
Turnout percentage 42.1%

See also

References
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