Amajuba District Municipality
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Amajuba North Umzimyathi |
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.svg) Location of Amajuba District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Coordinates: 27°45′S 29°55′E / 27.750°S 29.917°ECoordinates: 27°45′S 29°55′E / 27.750°S 29.917°E | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Seat | Newcastle | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Samuel Mlangeni | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,911 km2 (2,668 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 499,839 | |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 93.1% | |
| • Coloured | 0.7% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.6% | |
| • White | 3.4% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 87.5% | |
| • English | 5.2% | |
| • Afrikaans | 3.1% | |
| • Other | 4.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | DC25 | |
Amajuba is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province. The seat of Amajuba is Newcastle. The majority of its 468,040 people speak Zulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC25
The Amajuba District is marketed as a battlefields tourism destination. Amajuba is an isiZulu name meaning “a place of doves”. The impis of King Shaka named the area Amajuba in 1825. It is associated with peace and it is a world-renowned name. The area is also the site of a battle in which the Boers defeated the British in 1881.
Amajuba is surrounded by:
The district contains the following local municipalities:
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
Election results for Amajuba in the South African general election, 2004.
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