Amajuba District Municipality

Zamuni
code= DC25
location= KwaZulu-Natal

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mayor= Samuel Mlangeni
population= 468 040
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races=Black African (431,609, 92.22%), White (21,469, 4.59%), Indian/Asian (11,928, 2.55%), Coloured (3,034, 0.65%)
languages=Zulu language, English language, Afrikaans language
website= [http://www.amajuba.gov.za/ www.amajuba.gov.za/]

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

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. 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.

Geography

Neighbours

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

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Ethnic group

External links

*http://www.amajuba.gov.za - Amajuba District Municipality Website

References

* [http://www.demarcation.org.za/ Municipal Demarcation Board]
* [http://www.statssa.gov.za/census01/html/default.asp Stats SA Census 2001 page]
* [http://www.elections.org.za/Elections2004_Static.asp Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]