page_title: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
section_title: Newcastle today
hierarchical_section_title: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal / Newcastle today
caption_attribution_description: English: Newcastle Chemical Park
context_page_description: Newcastle is the third-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with a population of 363,236 citizens as of the 2011 census. 56,144 of these citizens reside in Newcastle West, whilst the balance of the population reside in the main townships of Madadeni and Osizweni, which form Newcastle East.
  Set at the foothills of the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains, Newcastle is located in the north west corner of the province along the Ncandu River and is one of the country's main industrial centers.
  Newcastle's municipal area is 188 square kilometres, consists of 31 wards and a population growth rate of 0.87%, ranking Newcastle as South Africa's tenth-largest city.
  The N11 and R34 are the principal roads linking the city to the rest of South Africa.
  Newcastle is the seat of the local municipality as well as being the seat to the Amajuba District Municipality.
context_section_description: Today, Newcastle is the main commercial and industrial center in northern KwaZulu-Natal, and is the provinces third largest city. Continuous development has seen this city being a leader in its class and the municipality is striving to make the city sustainable by 2030. The city is the gateway to the Zulu Kingdom from the Free State and Mpumalanga.
caption: Newcastle Chemical Park
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