Amajuba District Municipality

District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Amajuba North Umzimyathi
District municipality
Seal
Location of Amajuba District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 27°45′S 29°55′E / 27.750°S 29.917°E / -27.750; 29.917
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Seat	Newcastle
Local municipalities	List Newcastle eMadlangeni Dannhauser
Government
• Type	Municipal council
• Mayor	Cllr V.V Bam
Area
• Total	6,911 km (2,668 sq mi)
Population
• Total	499,839
• Density	72/km (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	UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code	DC25

The Amajuba District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase Amajuba) is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Its seat is Newcastle. As of 2011, a majority of its 468,040 inhabitants isiZulu. The district code is DC25

Tourism

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. The area is also the site of a battle in which the Boers defeated the British in 1881.

Geography

Neighbours

Amajuba is surrounded by:

Gert Sibande in Mpumalanga to the north (DC30)
Zululand to the east (DC26)
Umzinyathi to the south (DC24)
Uthukela to the south-west (DC23)
Thabo Mofutsanyane in the Free State to the west (DC19)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%	Dominant language
Newcastle	332 978	71.14%	Zulu
Dannhauser	102 786	21.96%	Zulu
eMadlangeni	32 276	6.90%	Zulu

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
Zulu	418 215	89.35%
English	19 388	4.14%
Afrikaans	17 848	3.81%
Sotho	6 897	1.47%
Swati	1 715	0.37%
Xhosa	1 598	0.34%
Other	746	0.16%
Ndebele	701	0.15%
Northern Sotho	424	0.09%
Tswana	347	0.07%
Tsonga	103	0.02%
Venda	58	0.01%

Gender

Gender	Population	%
Female	243 891	52.11%
Male	224 149	47.89%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group	Population	%
African	431 609	92.22%
Caucasian	21 469	4.59%
Indian/Asian	11 928	2.55%
Coloured	3 034	0.65%

Age

Age	Population	%
000 - 004	52 102	11.13%
005 - 009	56 841	12.14%
010 - 014	56 912	12.16%
015 - 019	56 815	12.14%
020 - 024	45 785	9.78%
025 - 029	38 031	8.13%
030 - 034	30 130	6.44%
035 - 039	27 487	5.87%
040 - 044	25 040	5.35%
045 - 049	20 881	4.46%
050 - 054	16 384	3.50%
055 - 059	11 858	2.53%
060 - 064	10 378	2.22%
065 - 069	7 285	1.56%
070 - 074	5 414	1.16%
075 - 079	3 107	0.66%
080 - 084	2 400	0.51%
085 - 089	681	0.15%
090 - 094	300	0.06%
095 - 099	138	0.03%
100 plus	71	0.02%

Politics

Election results

Election results for Amajuba in the South African general election, 2004.

Population 18 and over: 267 712
Total votes: 118 344
Voting % estimate: 44.21% votes as a % of population 18 and over

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	54 142	45.75%
Inkhata Freedom Party	42 529	35.94%
Democratic Alliance	12 134	10.25%
African Christian Democratic Party	2 799	2.37%
United Democratic Movement	1 515	1.28%
Freedom Front Plus	1 053	0.89%
New National Party	728	0.62%
Azanian People's Organisation	497	0.42%
Minority Front	456	0.39%
Pan African Congress	424	0.36%
UF	408	0.34%
Independent Democrats	366	0.31%
United Christian Democratic Party	205	0.17%
NA	173	0.15%
SOPA	168	0.14%
PJC	159	0.13%
CDP	157	0.13%
TOP	137	0.12%
EMSA	131	0.11%
KISS	102	0.09%
NLP	61	0.05%
Total	118 344	100.00%

References

"Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
"Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

External links

Amajuba District Municipality Website

Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal

Metropolitan

eThekwini (Durban)

District
and local

Ugu	Ray Nkonyeni uMdoni uMuziwabantu Umzumbe Vulamehlo
Umgungundlovu	Impendle Mkhambathini Mpofana Msunduzi Richmond uMngeni uMshwathi
Uthukela	Alfred Duma Inkosi Langalibalele Okhahlamba
Umzinyathi	Endumeni Msinga Nquthu Umvoti
Amajuba	Dannhauser eMadlangeni Newcastle
Zululand	Abaqulusi eDumbe Nongoma Ulundi uPhongolo
Umkhanyakude	Big Five Hlabisa Jozini Mtubatuba uMhlabuyalingana
King Cetshwayo	uMfolozi Mthonjaneni Nkandla Ntambanana uMhlathuze uMlalazi
iLembe	KwaDukuza Mandeni Maphumulo Ndwedwe
Harry Gwala	Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Greater Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Umzimkhulu

List of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

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