Newcastle Local Municipality
| Newcastle | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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.svg) Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| District | Amajuba | |
| Seat | Newcastle | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Afzul Rehman | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,855 km2 (716 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 363,236 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011) | ||
| • Black African | 91.9% | |
| • Coloured | 0.8% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.2% | |
| • White | 3.9% | |
| First languages (2011) | ||
| • Zulu | 85.6% | |
| • English | 6.4% | |
| • Afrikaans | 3.5% | |
| • Other | 4.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | KZN252 | |
Newcastle Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Amajuba District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:
The municipal council consists of sixty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 27°44′39″S 29°56′14″E / 27.74417°S 29.93722°E
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