page_title: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
section_title: Industrial
hierarchical_section_title: Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal / Tallest structures / Industrial
caption_attribution_description: English: The DBM Building is the tallest building in downtown Newcastle with its structure topping out at 44 meters and antenna at 54 meters
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: Arcelor Mittal
  Arcelor Mittal has a number of tall structures exceeding 50 metres (160 feet) in height. The most notable on Newcastle's skyline are:
  The 2 Stacks are 140 metres (460 feet) tall.
  The N5 Blast Furnace is 110 metres (360 feet) tall.
  The Coke Ovens are 70 metres (230 feet) tall.
  Newcastle Co-generation Plant
  The 2 stacks are 120 metres (390 feet) tall.
  The 4 cooling towers are 94 metres (308 feet) tall.
  Natal Portland Cement
  The lift structure for the main 4 silos is 78 metres (256 feet) tall.
  Newcastle Chemical Park
  This facility has several tall industrial structures and stacks above 50 metres (160 feet) in height.
caption: The DBM Building is the tallest building in downtown Newcastle with its structure topping out at 44 m (144 ft) and antenna at 54 m (177 ft)
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