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Table 1 District population density and land size in the KwaZulu-Natal districts

From: Geo-analysis: the distribution of community health workers in relation to the HIV prevalence in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

District

Size of district (km2)a

Proportion of KZN land area (%)a

Population density (persons per km2) a

Degree of urbanizationb

uMkhanyakude

13,855

14.68

50

rural

Zululand

14,799

15.68

60

rural

uThukela

11,134

11.79

63

semi-urban

Amajuba

7102

7.52

75

urban

uMzinyathi

8652

9.16

64

rural

uMgungundlovu

9602

10.17

114

semi-urban

iLembe

3269

3.46

201

semi-urban

King Cetshwayo

8213

8.70

118

urban

eThekwini

2556

2.70

1448

semi-urban

Harry Gwala

10,386

11.00

49

rural

Ugu

4791

5.07

157

urban

  1. aKwaZulu-Natal Community Survey, 2016
  2. bKwaZulu-Natal district profiles (https://www.cogta.gov.za/ddm/index.php/2020/07/06/kwazulu-natal-profiles/)