2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

the area.2.3 MsingaOwing to its rugged terrain Msinga’s population is relatively dispersed and where services existthey are concentrated along road infrastructure and water sources such as the Tugela River.The main towns are Pomorey and Tugela Ferry, it’s the rural region with subsistence farming.2.4 UmvotiThis local municipality comprises of urban areas, commercial agricultural areas and tribalauthority areas all of which exhibit typical characteristics associated with these settlement types.Service levels in urban areas are high except for informal areas, in commercial agriculturalareas they are relatively high as farmers provide their own services and in tribal authority areasthey are low to moderate. The main town is the commercial centre Greytown.3. DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CHARACTERISTICSThe comparative population figures for 2001 and 20011 at provincial level is depicted in Table 1below. This information indicates that the population of KwaZulu Natal has increased from 9584 129 in 2001 to 10 267 300 in 2011, contributing 19.8% in the entire country which is lessthan in 2001 due to the population growth of other provinces, namely, Gauteng, Limpompo andMpumalanga.Draft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 5Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013