EThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala weDolobhakazi laseThekwini) is a metropolitan municipality, created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. As of 2011, the majority of its 3,442,361 inhabitants spoke isiZulu.

eThekwini iTheku Durban
Metropolitan municipality
City of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Seal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 29°52′S 31°01′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	Durban
Wards	103
Government [1]
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Cyril Xaba (ANC)[2]
• Deputy Mayor	Zandile Myeni (NFP)
• Speaker	Thabang Nyawose (ANC)
Area
• Total	2,291.31 km2 (884.68 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3]
• Total	4,239,901
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022) [3]
• Black African	72.2%
• Coloured	2.5%
• Indian/Asian	19.7%
• White	6.0%
First languages (2011) [4]
• Zulu	62.8%
• English	26.8%
• Xhosa	3.9%
• Afrikaans	1.7%
• Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	3.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	ETH

Etymology

In an 1859 Zulu grammar book, Bishop Colenso asserted that the root word iTeku means "bay of the sea", from the name Mtheku, used by the Thabethe tribes clan, who were the leaders of the Nguni people. Furthermore the original local inhabitants noted that the locative form, eThekwini, was used as a proper name for Durban.^[5]

An 1895 English-Zulu dictionary translates the base word iteku as "bay", "creek", "gulf" or "sinus",^[6] while a 1905 Zulu-English dictionary notes that eTekwini is used for Durban.^[7]

Geography

eThekwini is surrounded by:

• iLembe (DC29) to the north
• the Indian Ocean to the east
• Ugu (DC21) to the south
• Umgungundlovu (DC22) to the west

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[8]

Place	Code	Area (km2)	Population	Most spoken language
Adams Rural	599179	31.15	31,164	Zulu
Amagcino	599188	0.64	940	Zulu
Amanzimtoti	599173	9.19	13,813	Zulu
Baphehli	599185	6.71	11,834	Zulu
Bhekulwandle	599184	2.11	4,859	Zulu
Blackburn	599050	29.68	23,960	Zulu
Botha's Hill	599109	0.55	2,190	Zulu
Cato Ridge	599092	20.18	3,874	Zulu
Chatsworth	599161	42.73	196,580	English
Chuphulaka	599021	1.42	275	Zulu
Cibane	599006	8.46	812	Zulu
Clansthal	599194	18.75	3,211	Zulu
Clermont	599114	6.94	52,075	Zulu
Cliffdale	599098	8.05	2,298	Zulu
Clifton Heights	599098	0.3	47	Zulu
Congo	599098	0.44	1,479	Zulu
Craigieburn	599195	12.7	7,574	English
Danganya	599190	2	1,847	Zulu
Denge	599093	1.91	2,068	Zulu
Desainager	599015	1.45	984	Zulu
Dimane	599069	1.9	615	Zulu
Diphini	599082	0.41	1,626	Zulu
Drummond	599097	7.72	955	English
Durban	599054	225.91	595,061	English
Ebhobhonono	599044	2.65	3,207	Zulu
Ediphini Section	599149	1.16	963	Zulu
Egwadeni Section	599141	0.61	699	Zulu
Ehlanzeni	599162	6.92	3,277	Zulu
Ekwandeni	599136	2.75	4,892	Zulu
eMachobeni	599057	9.25	8,321	Zulu
Emagezeni	599140	0.82	1,192	Zulu
Emalangeni	599126	2.54	7,009	Zulu
Emangabazini	599146	1.01	1,988	Zulu
Emvini	599023	7.06	2,905	Zulu
Esidweni	599164	8.66	1,240	Zulu
Esikhelekehleni	599081	4.29	3,629	Zulu
Ethekwini	599187	13.07	1,803	English
Ethekwini NU	599187	434.38	11,200	Zulu
Everton	599101	4.5	870	English
Ezakhiweni	599147	0.51	1,274	Zulu
Ezihyathini	599159	2.26	729	Zulu
Ezimangweni	599183	1.09	4,107	Zulu
Ezimbokodweni	599180	3.66	12,882	Zulu
Ezimpisini	599155	3.48	788	Zulu
Ezinyathini	599165	3.46	1,497	Zulu
Ezitendeni	599125	0.63	1,542	Zulu
Folweni	599125	3.4	30,402	Zulu
Gasa Section	599086	0.56	1,442	Zulu
Genazzano	599013	1.04	2,585	English
Georgedale	599120	3.12	10,354	Zulu
Gillitts	599117	11.54	8,661	English
Golokodo	599177	14.44	35,055	Zulu
Greylands	599001	14.03	2,185	Xhosa
Gunjini	599011	16.14	8,031	Zulu
Hambanathi	599003	3.75	10,755	Zulu
Harare A	599087	0.47	1,021	Zulu
Harare B	599088	0.55	1,652	Zulu
Hazelmere	599019	2.34	6,751	Zulu
Hillcrest	599100	21.44	13,329	English
Illovo North	599186	8.29	24,728	Zulu
Imbozamo	599025	22.65	3,217	Zulu
Inanda (Inanda Congo)	599036	1.22	10,032	Zulu
Inanda A	599037	26.81	158,619	Zulu
Inanda B	599077	8.03	9,767	Zulu
Inchanga	599096	3.29	1,008	English
Inkangala	599007	13.6	745	Zulu
Inthuthuko	599066	2.65	710	Zulu
Inwabi	599156	34.84	9,030	Zulu
Iqadi B	599040	2.77	1,029	Zulu
Isiqhoqhoqho	599134	2.45	1,725	Zulu
Iziko	599182	0.8	4,369	Zulu
Kamba	599118	0.19	266	Zulu
Kingsburgh	599172	11.65	16,368	English
Klaarwater	599158	13.53	26,157	Zulu
Kloof	599102	34.51	29,704	English
Kontinga	599142	0.41	796	Zulu
KwaCele	599089	0.7	2,543	Zulu
KwaDabeka	599113	11.87	54,953	Zulu
KwaDlembe	599128	1.83	1,632	Zulu
KwaLandeza	599124	0.31	1,947	Zulu
KwaMashu	599055	21.47	175,663	Zulu
KwaMbiza	599133	1.57	2,377	Zulu
KwaMtamtengayo	599166	7.44	1,443	Zulu
KwaNdengezi	599139	13.99	53,843	Zulu
KwaNgcolosi	599064	2.61	918	Zulu
KwaNqetho	599078	3.97	3,977	Zulu
Kwantamnteng	599167	1.58	240	Zulu
KwaNyuswa	599071	1.99	3,890	Zulu
KwaSondela	599074	7.15	7,660	Zulu
La Mercy	599016	27.73	2,779	English
Lower Molweni	599106	2.86	1,729	Zulu
Luganda	599157	2.7	6,165	Zulu
Luthele	599059	0.32	864	Zulu
Luthuli	599129	0.94	1,222	Zulu
Mabedlane A	599032	1.55	380	Zulu
Mabedlane B	599031	5.13	2,768	Zulu
Mabedlane C	599067	3.57	3,168	Zulu
Mabedlane D	599068	3.06	1,380	Zulu
Mabedlane E	599070	0.86	842	Zulu
Madudubala	599191	11.33	3,580	Zulu
Madundube	599169	57.93	13,731	Zulu
Madwaleni	599085	0.6	1,041	Zulu
Magabeni	599192	1.74	4,928	Zulu
Mahlabathini	599028	16.13	4,111	Zulu
Malagazi	599174	4.82	29,651	Zulu
Malukazi	599175	3.38	19,520	Zulu
Mandlakazi B	599130	0.55	399	Zulu
Maromeni	599042	1.09	1,774	Zulu
Matabetule	599038	22.27	13,247	Zulu
Mawothi	599035	15.2	75,050	Zulu
Mgandeni	599009	15.01	2,649	Zulu
Mgangeni	599027	36.88	17,108	Zulu
Mgezanyoni	599008	3.89	221	Zulu
Mkholombe	599076	3.32	2,072	Zulu
Mlahlanja	599022	7.45	1,192	Zulu
Mngcweni	599091	1.78	1,137	Zulu
Molweni	599061	1.04	4,580	Zulu
Molweni A	599065	0.55	1,302	Zulu
Molweni B	599043	1.68	247	Zulu
Molweni C	599103	1.06	1,009	Zulu
Molweni D	599107	0.45	70	Zulu
Mophela	599135	8.23	5,517	Zulu
Motalabad	599108	0.49	105	Zulu
Mount Edgecombe	599052	8.34	7,323	English
Mount Moreland	599017	0.85	241	English
Moya	599122	0.32	744	Zulu
Mpola A	599138	1.89	8,465	Zulu
Mpola B	599151	0.43	311	English
Mpuma	599084	2.01	4,100	Zulu
Mpumalanga	599123	21.66	62,406	Zulu
Mshazi	599029	7.08	3,873	Zulu
Mshazi Skhambane	599030	4.59	1,333	Zulu
Msunduzi	599046	3.62	6,058	Zulu
New Glasgow	599020	4.78	2,101	Zulu
Newlands East	599111	14.81	52,566	Zulu
Newlands West	599112	13.33	50,627	Zulu
Ngqungqulu	599062	0.45	678	Zulu
Nkangala	599060	0.76	1,806	Zulu
Nkomokazi	599168	22.42	596	Zulu
Nonoti	599045	1.16	1,839	Zulu
Nqobane	599153	4.77	1,758	Zulu
Ntongela	599080	1.81	1,137	Zulu
Ntshongweni A	599127	0.61	568	Zulu
Ntshongweni B	599144	3.41	132	English
Ntukuso	599048	3.81	3,446	Zulu
Ntuzuma	599056	17.82	125,394	Zulu
Nungwane	599181	34.29	7,518	Zulu
Ocean Drive-In	599018	0.21	1,085	Zulu
Olwambeni	599154	9.48	1,590	Zulu
Outer West Durban	599099	30.21	7,408	English
Palmcliffe	599197	0.8	264	English
Panekeni	599083	0.65	2,567	English
Phoenix	599051	30.16	176,989	English
Phola Mission	599039	2.98	7,320	Zulu
Pinetown	599116	8.15	144,026	Zulu
Qhodela	599024	32.23	2,127	Zulu
Queensburgh	599160	22.88	54,846	English
Redcliffe	599033	13.28	14,220	Zulu
Rietvallei	599090	0.63	1,568	Zulu
Roseneath	599193	2.96	3,730	Zulu
Salem	599143	0.39	781	Zulu
Sankontshe	599119	4.49	6,634	Zulu
Senzokuhle	599010	25.07	7,141	Zulu
Seventeen	599131	2.24	1,876	Zulu
Sgubudwini	599152	2.97	1,592	Zulu
Shongweni	599148	0.97	24	Zulu
Sithumba	599079	2.89	2,247	Zulu
Siweni	599047	4.44	3,868	Zulu
Siyanda	599110	1.02	13,393	Zulu
St. Lawrence	599072	2.48	2,081	Zulu
Thandaza	599121	0.74	3,398	Zulu
Thornwood	599150	0.33	1,608	Zulu
Thusumuntu	599075	3.89	1,255	Zulu
Tin Town	599104	0.28	882	Zulu
Tongaat	599002	11.72	42,554	English
Tongaat Beach	599014	0.72	722	English
Tshelimnyama	599137	4.14	20,689	Zulu
Umbhayi	599005	0.34	1,845	Xhosa
Umbumbulu	599170	23.72	2,684	Zulu
uMdloti	599049	1.59	1,778	English
Umgababa South	599171	6.23	10,814	Zulu
Umgagaba	599058	2.84	1,552	Zulu
Umgeni	599026	8.82	811	Zulu
uMhlanga	599053	16.75	24,238	English
Umkomaas	599196	6.14	2,716	English
Umlazi	599163	47.46	404,811	Zulu
Umngeni	599041	1.83	547	Zulu
Umnini	599189	25.47	17,416	Zulu
Uthweba	599094	4.07	3,351	Zulu
Verulam	599034	18.13	37,273	English
Vulindlala	599073	2.48	2,735	Zulu
Waterfall	599063	14.4	7,525	English
Wathanga	599132	1.71	2,983	Zulu
Westbrook	599012	1.58	1,526	English
Westville	599115	30.76	30,508	English
Ximba	599095	1.1	1,587	Zulu
Zwelibomvu	599145	20.88	8,887	Zulu

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	%
isiZulu	2,140,294	62.82%
English	912,173	26.77%
isiXhosa	133,136	3.91%
Afrikaans	58,688	1.72%
Other	44,850	1.32%
isiNdebele	38,380	1.13%
Sesotho	30,878	0.91%
Setswana	17,358	0.51%
Sign Language	16,486	0.48%
Sepedi	6,671	0.20%
siSwati	2,651	0.08%
Xitsonga	3,773	0.11%
TshiVenda	1,737	0.05%

Gender

As of 2011.^[9]

Gender	Population	%
Female	1,759,955	51.13%
Male	1,682,406	48.87%

Ethnic group

As of 2022^[9]

Ethnic group	Population	%
Black African	3,030,590	71.60%
Indian/Asian	835,907	19.70%
White	252,332	6.00%
Coloured	104,369	2.50%
Other	11,531	0.30%

Age

Age	Population	%
0–4	327,972	9.53%
5–9	262,210	7.62%
10–14	269,763	7.84%
15–19	318,540	9.25%
20–24	412,727	11.99%
25–29	395,580	11.49%
30–34	299,167	8.69%
35–39	247,382	7.19%
40–44	199,167	5.79%
45–49	174,931	5.08%
50–54	145,723	4.23%
55–59	119,971	3.49%
60–64	97,500	2.83%
65–69	63,493	1.84%
70–74	44,832	1.30%
75–79	27,567	0.80%
80–84	17,028	0.49%
85–89	7,783	0.23%
90–94	2,867	0.08%
95–99	851	0.02%
over 100	972	0.03%

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.^[10]

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.^[11]

The following table shows the detailed results of the election.^[12][13][14]

eThekwini local election, 1 November 2021
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	African National Congress	324,137	329,307	653,444	42.1%	75	21	96
	Democratic Alliance	198,433	203,980	402,413	25.9%	34	25	59
	Economic Freedom Fighters	78,748	83,699	162,447	10.5%	0	24	24
	Inkatha Freedom Party	51,725	57,722	109,447	7.1%	2	14	16
	Independent candidates	32,987	–	32,987	2.1%	0	–	0
	ActionSA	11,663	18,201	29,864	1.9%	0	4	4
	Active Citizens Coalition	8,025	6,239	14,264	0.9%	0	2	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	6,022	5,893	11,915	0.8%	0	2	2
	Abantu Batho Congress	5,866	4,998	10,864	0.7%	0	2	2
	African Independent Congress	2,524	7,809	10,333	0.7%	0	2	2
	African Transformation Movement	5,131	4,418	9,549	0.6%	0	1	1
	Justice and Employment Party	3,959	4,763	8,722	0.6%	0	1	1
	Democratic Liberal Congress	4,739	3,439	8,178	0.5%	0	1	1
	African Democratic Change	4,328	3,507	7,835	0.5%	0	1	1
	Minority Front	3,661	3,900	7,561	0.5%	0	1	1
	United Independent Movement	2,919	2,895	5,814	0.4%	0	1	1
	Minorities of South Africa	3,084	2,226	5,310	0.3%	0	1	1
	National Freedom Party	2,493	2,782	5,275	0.3%	0	1	1
	People's Revolutionary Movement	1,903	2,184	4,087	0.3%	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	1,954	2,021	3,975	0.3%	0	1	1
	Truly Alliance	1,822	1,871	3,693	0.2%	0	1	1
	KZN Independence	1,541	2,127	3,668	0.2%	0	1	1
	People's Freedom Party	2,058	1,558	3,616	0.2%	0	1	1
	African People First	829	2,171	3,000	0.2%	0	1	1
	Al Jama-ah	1,578	1,368	2,946	0.2%	0	1	1
	Independent People's Party	848	1,906	2,754	0.2%	0	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	993	1,522	2,515	0.2%	0	0	0
	Cape Coloured Congress	2,282	–	2,282	0.1%	0	–	0
	Good	1,192	1,071	2,263	0.1%	0	0	0
	African People's Convention	1,193	962	2,155	0.1%	0	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	899	990	1,889	0.1%	0	0	0
	Activists Movement of South Africa	917	603	1,520	0.1%	0	0	0
	African Freedom Revolution	621	823	1,444	0.1%	0	0	0
	African Mantungwa Community	531	646	1,177	0.1%	0	0	0
	Black First Land First	376	728	1,104	0.1%	0	0	0
	Congress of the People	182	898	1,080	0.1%	0	0	0
	United Christian Democratic Party	374	626	1,000	0.1%	0	0	0
	Advanced Dynamic Alliance	486	481	967	0.1%	0	0	0
	Forum for Service Delivery	247	521	768	0.0%	0	0	0
	Allied Movement for Change	510	251	761	0.0%	0	0	0
	The Organic Humanity Movement	323	408	731	0.0%	0	0	0
	Academic Congress Union	289	379	668	0.0%	0	0	0
	Democratic People's Congress	290	343	633	0.0%	0	0	0
	African People's Movement	285	298	583	0.0%	0	0	0
	Africa Restoration Alliance	352	203	555	0.0%	0	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	291	260	551	0.0%	0	0	0
	God Save Africa	168	376	544	0.0%	0	0	0
	United Cultural Movement	119	294	413	0.0%	0	0	0
	African Federal Convention	64	323	387	0.0%	0	0	0
	International Party	19	364	383	0.0%	0	0	0
	African Basic Republicans	–	207	207	0.0%	–	0	0
	Spectrum National Party	19	175	194	0.0%	0	0	0
	Federal Party SA	12	–	12	0.0%	0	–	0
	Land Party	4	–	4	0.0%	0	–	0
Total		776,015	774,736	1,550,751		111	111	222
Valid votes		776,015	774,736	1,550,751	97.9%
Spoilt votes		14,555	18,841	33,396	2.1%
Total votes cast		790,570	793,577	1,584,147
Voter turnout		804,545
Registered voters		1,909,125
Turnout percentage		42.1%

See also

• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Mayor of eThekwini