iLembe
District Municipality DC29 from Census 2001

Area
3,268.72 km²
Population
560,389 (171.44 per km²)
Households
130,021 (39.78 per km²)

Gender

Female 53%47% Male
PeoplePercentage
Female299,56153.46%
Male260,82846.54%

Population group

Black African 91%7% Indian or Asian
PeoplePercentage
Black African509,95191.00%
Indian or Asian37,4586.68%
White10,3971.86%
Coloured2,5830.46%

First language

isiZulu 86%9% English4% isiXhosa
PeoplePercentage
isiZulu484,40286.44%
English48,3048.62%
isiXhosa20,0023.57%
Afrikaans3,5790.64%
isiNdebele1,1780.21%
Other7090.13%
Sepedi6940.12%
SiSwati4300.08%
Xitsonga4090.07%
Sesotho3770.07%
Setswana2480.04%
Tshivenda560.01%

Local Municipalities

NamePopulationArea (km²)
eNdondakusuka128,669582.26
KwaDukuza158,581633.11
Maphumulo120,644895.91
Ndwedwe152,4951,157.44