Newcastle Local Municipality

Newcastle
Official seal of Newcastle
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Location in KwaZulu-Natal
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictAmajuba
SeatNewcastle
Wards34
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Area
 • Total1,855 km2 (716 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total363,236
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African91.9%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian3.2%
 • White3.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu85.6%
 • English6.4%
 • Afrikaans3.5%
 • Other4.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN252

Newcastle Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala wase Newcastle) is a local municipality within the Amajuba District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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