Newcastle Local Municipality
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Newcastle (English Newcastle Local Municipality ) is a town in South Africa's District Amajuba and the third largest urban center in the province of KwaZulu -Natal. The administrative center of the municipality is located in the city of Newcastle. Aszul Rehman is the mayor. The ANC represents the majority in the City Council.
The namesake of the municipality and the city was the Duke of Newcastle, biritischer State for the Colonies. The municipality covers an area of 1855 square kilometers. 2007, the municipality had 327 637 inhabitants according to projections.
Geography
Newcastle is the largest of three towns in the district. It lies in the northwest of the province on Ncandu River at the foot of the Drakensberg. To the north it borders the province of Mpumalanga and on the northeast by eMadlangeni. South of Newcastle is Dannhauser and west of the Free State Province.
In the town there are two cities: Newcastle and Madadeni. Other places are equal ball, Charlestown, Ingogo, Normandy and Osizweni. Parts of Chelmsford Dams belong to Newcastle, which forms part of the southern boundary of the municipality. Another dam is the Amcor Dam. In the northeast Newcastle is delimited by the Buffalo River.
Economy
The N11 runs through Newcastle and connects the municipality with Gauteng in the north and Ladysmith and Durban in the south. The National Road is surrounded by a corridor in which a large part of the industry of the municipality is located. From east to west Newcastle is connected via R34 to the surrounding communities.
Originally, manufacturing, mining, and social institutions the main contributors to the economic performance of the region around the city of Newcastle. In particular, when settled in the city after large coal finds ISCOR. However, the production industry and the mining go back. Meanwhile, households of the main employers in the community. Despite the uncertainty in the manufacturing industry, textile companies are still a very important employer in the region. The textile industry is mainly driven by Chinese and Taiwanese investors.
A large part of the municipality serves as uncultivated pasture. In addition, agriculture and forestry operations.
Attractions
Newcastle is near the Battlefield route with many historic battlefields. There is also to visit some old buildings like the town hall from 1897, which is a listed building. Even the building of the Carnegie Art Gallery, an art gallery, from 1915 is a national monument. The museum exhibits contemporary South African art.