ILembe District Municipality
iLembe | |
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Location of ILembe District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 29°20′S 31°17′E / 29.333°S 31.283°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) | |
• 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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iLembe is one of the 11 district municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The seat of iLembe is KwaDukuza. 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.