Amajuba District Municipality

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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 IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC25

1 Tourism
2 Geography
- 2.1 Neighbours
- 2.2 Local municipalities
3 Demographics
4 Politics
- 4.1 Election results
5 External links
6 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] Geography

[edit] 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)

[edit] Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Local municipality	Population	%
Newcastle	332 978	71.14%
Dannhauser	102 786	21.96%
Utrecht	32 276	6.90%

[edit] Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language	Population	%
IsiZulu	418 215	89.35%
English	19 388	4.14%
Afrikaans	17 848	3.81%
Sesotho	6 897	1.47%
SiSwati	1 715	0.37%
IsiXhosa	1 598	0.34%
Other	746	0.16%
IsiNdebele	701	0.15%
Sepedi	424	0.09%
Setswana	347	0.07%
Xitsonga	103	0.02%
Tshivenda	58	0.01%

[edit] Gender

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

[edit] Ethnic group

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

[edit] 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%

[edit] Politics

[edit] 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 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%

[edit] External links

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

[edit] References

	Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Provincial Capital:	Pietermaritzburg
Major Metros:	Ethekwini (includes Durban)
District Municipalities:	Ugu \| Umgungundlovu \| Uthukela \| Umzinyathi \| Amajuba \| Zululand \| Umkhanyakude \| uThungulu \| iLembe \| Sisonke
Local Municipalities:	Amajuba Zululand Umkhanyakude uThungulu Umzinyathi Uthukela Umgungundlovu iLembe eThekwini Ugu Sisonke
Smaller Cities:	Empangeni \| Kokstad \| Ladysmith \| Newcastle \| Port Shepstone \| Richards Bay \| KwaDukuza \| Tongaat \| Vryheid