Amajuba
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.svg) Location of Amajuba District Municipality within KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Coordinates: 27°45′S 29°55′E / 27.750°S 29.917°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Seat | Newcastle |
| Local municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr V.V Bam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,911 km2 (2,668 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 499,839 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.1% |
| • Coloured | 0.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.6% |
| • White | 3.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 87.5% |
| • English | 5.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.1% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | DC25 |
The Amajuba District Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wesiFunda sase Amajuba) 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 isiZulu. The district code is DC25
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- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.