Newcastle is the third-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is the province's industrial centre. The city has four industrial areas. The majority of its citizens reside in Newcastle East in the main townships of Madadeni and Osizweni, with the balance residing in Newcastle West (the two sides of Newcastle are separated by the N11 road). Set at the foothills of the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg Mountains, Newcastle is located in the northwest corner of the province along the Ncandu River.
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Newcastle is the seat of the local municipality, and the Amajuba District Municipality. Newcastle's municipal area is 1,855 square kilometres (716 square miles), ranking Newcastle as South Africa's 15th-largest city and consists of 34 wards.
The N11 and R34 are the principal roads linking the city to the rest of South Africa.
From the Wikipedia article Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Newcastle
- Volksrust44 km N
- Glencoe51 km SE
- Dundee54 km SE
- Daggakraal70 km N
- Mondlo81 km E
- Vrede84 km NW
- Vryheid85 km E
- Ladysmith90 km S
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