Amajuba District Municipality 3.01

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 DC25TourismThe 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.GeographyNeighboursAmajuba 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 municipalitiesThe district contains the following local municipalities:PoliticsElection resultsElection 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