Amajuba District Municipality

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

Amajuba
North Umzimyathi
Official seal of Amajuba
Location of Amajuba District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Location of Amajuba District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 27°45′S 29°55′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
SeatNewcastle
Local municipalities
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorCllr V.V Bam
Area
  Total6,911 km2 (2,668 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total499,839
  Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African93.1%
  Coloured0.7%
  Indian/Asian2.6%
  White3.4%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu87.5%
  English5.2%
  Afrikaans3.1%
  Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC25

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

Hiking trail in Amajuba District.

Neighbours

Amajuba is surrounded by:

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Newcastle332 97871.14%Zulu
Dannhauser102 78621.96%Zulu
eMadlangeni32 2766.90%Zulu

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Zulu418 21589.35%
English19 3884.14%
Afrikaans17 8483.81%
Sotho6 8971.47%
Swati1 7150.37%
Xhosa1 5980.34%
Other7460.16%
Ndebele7010.15%
Northern Sotho4240.09%
Tswana3470.07%
Tsonga1030.02%
Venda580.01%

Gender

Gender Population %
Female243 89152.11%
Male224 14947.89%

Ethnic group

Ethnic group Population %
African431 60992.22%
Caucasian21 4694.59%
Indian/Asian11 9282.55%
Coloured3 0340.65%

Age

Age Population %
000 - 00452 10211.13%
005 - 00956 84112.14%
010 - 01456 91212.16%
015 - 01956 81512.14%
020 - 02445 7859.78%
025 - 02938 0318.13%
030 - 03430 1306.44%
035 - 03927 4875.87%
040 - 04425 0405.35%
045 - 04920 8814.46%
050 - 05416 3843.50%
055 - 05911 8582.53%
060 - 06410 3782.22%
065 - 0697 2851.56%
070 - 0745 4141.16%
075 - 0793 1070.66%
080 - 0842 4000.51%
085 - 0896810.15%
090 - 0943000.06%
095 - 0991380.03%
100 plus710.02%

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
Party Votes %
African National Congress54 14245.75%
Inkhata Freedom Party42 52935.94%
Democratic Alliance12 13410.25%
African Christian Democratic Party2 7992.37%
United Democratic Movement1 5151.28%
Freedom Front Plus1 0530.89%
New National Party7280.62%
Azanian People's Organisation4970.42%
Minority Front4560.39%
Pan African Congress4240.36%
UF4080.34%
Independent Democrats3660.31%
United Christian Democratic Party2050.17%
NA1730.15%
SOPA1680.14%
PJC1590.13%
CDP1570.13%
TOP1370.12%
EMSA1310.11%
KISS1020.09%
NLP610.05%
Total118 344100.00%

References

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