ILembe District Municipality

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.

Neighbours
iLembe is surrounded by:
 * Umzinyathi to the north (DC24)
 * the Indian Ocean to the east
 * eThekwini to the south (Durban)
 * Umgungundlovu to the west (DC22)
 * King Cetshwayo District Municipality to the north-east (DC28)
 * Umlalazi to the Noth-west

Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Election results
Election results for iLembe in the South African general election, 2004.
 * Population 18 and over: 312 758 [55.81% of total population]
 * Total votes: 166 460 [29.70% of total population]
 * Voting % estimate: 53.22% votes as a % of population 18 and over