Location: South Africa » Kwazulu Natal » ZululandZululandSituated in the Kingdom of the ZuluZululand is situated in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. KwaZulu Natal is known as the "Kingdom of the Zulu". It extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the South to the Pongola River in the North. In 1816, Shaka acceded to the Zulu throne. Within a year he had conquered the neighboring clans, and had made the Zulu people into the most important ally of the large Mtetwa clan, which competed with the Ndwandwe clan for domination of the northern part of modern-day KwaZulu-Natal.Zululand is one of the 11 district municipalities ("districts") of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Zululand is Ulundi. The majority of its 804 456 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC26. It is part of a larger historical area also known as Zululand. Geography Neighbours Zululand is surrounded by: * Amajuba to the north-west(DC25)
* Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north (DC30)
* The kingdom of Swaziland to the north
* Umkhanyakude to the east(DC27)
* Umzinyathi to the south-west (DC24)
* uThungulu to the south (DC28) Local municipalities The district contains the following local municipalities: Demographics The following statistics are from the 2001 census. Gender | Gender | Population | % | | Female | 434 244 | 53.98% | | Male | 370 212 | 46.02% |
Ethnic group | Ethnic group | Population | % | | Black African | 788 551 | 98.02% | | White | 13 769 | 1.71% | | Coloured | 1 521 | 0.19% | | Indian/Asian | 615 | 0.08% | Age | Age | Population | % | | 000 - 004 | 103 541 | 12.87% | | 005 - 009 | 116 193 | 14.44% | | 010 - 014 | 119 925 | 14.91% | | 015 - 019 | 111 383 | 13.85% | | 020 - 024 | 69 637 | 8.66% | | 025 - 029 | 50 739 | 6.31% | | 030 - 034 | 40 514 | 5.04% | | 035 - 039 | 38 739 | 4.82% | | 040 - 044 | 33 628 | 4.18% | | 045 - 049 | 27 697 | 3.44% | | 050 - 054 | 21 735 | 2.70% | | 055 - 059 | 16 125 | 2.00% | | 060 - 064 | 16 825 | 2.09% | | 065 - 069 | 12 309 | 1.53% | | 070 - 074 | 11 606 | 1.44% | | 075 - 079 | 6 390 | 0.79% | | 080 - 084 | 4 962 | 0.62% | | 085 - 089 | 1 300 | 0.16% | | 090 - 094 | 647 | 0.08% | | 095 - 099 | 440 | 0.05% | | 100 plus | 121 | 0.02% | Politics Election results Election results for Zululand in the South African general election, 2004. - Population 18 and over: 394 233 [49.01% of total population]
- Total votes: 218 270 [27.13% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 55.37% votes as a % of population 18 and over
  
Accommodation in and around Zululand Phinda Zuka Lodge accommodation in Zululand
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 Phinda Getty House accommodation in Zululand
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 Phinda Mountain Lodge accommodation in Zululand
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 Phinda Private Game Reserve accommodation in Zululand
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