Amajuba is one of the 11

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province. The seat of Amajuba is

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. The majority of its 468,040 people speak Zulu (2001

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). The district code is DC25

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

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in which the Boers defeated the British in 1881.

Geography

Neighbours

Amajuba is surrounded by: *

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to the north (DC30) * Zululand to the east (DC26) * Umzinyathi to the south (DC24) *

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to the south-west (DC23) * Thabo Mofutsanyane in the Free State to the west (DC19)

Local municipalities

The district contains the following local municipalities:

Demographics

The following statistics are from the 2001

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Gender

Ethnic group

Age

Politics

Election results

Election results for Amajuba in the

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. * Population 18 and over: 267 712 7.20% of total population* Total votes: 118 344 5.29% of total population* Voting % estimate: 44.21% votes as a % of population 18 and over

References

Municipal Demarcation Board

Stats SA Census 2001 page

Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results

External links

Amajuba District Municipality Website
{{Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal Amajuba District Municipality