Amajuba District Municipality

The Amajuba District Municipality () 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 speak 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:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

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

• Population 18 and over: 267 712 [57.20% of total population]
• Total votes: 118 344 [25.29% of total population]
• Voting % estimate: 44.21% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

• Municipal Demarcation Board
• Stats SA Census 2001 page
• Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

External links

• Amajuba District Municipality Website