Uthukela District Municipality 3.66

uThukela is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of uThukela is the city of Ladysmith. The majority of its 668,848 people speak IsiZulu (2011 Census). The district code is DC23.GeographyNeighboursuThukela is surrounded by: Amajuba to the north (DC25) uMgungundlovu to the east (DC22) uMzinyathi to the south (DC24) the kingdom of Lesotho to the south-east Thabo Mofutsanyane in the Free State to the west (DC19)Local municipalitiesThe district contains the following local municipalities:PoliticsElection resultsElection results for uThukela in the South African general election, 2004. Population 18 and over: 350 092 Total votes: 177 230 Voting % estimate: 50.62% votes as a % of population 18 and over