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KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal
Administration
Full nameKwaZulu-Natal
Official nameThe Province of KwaZulu-Natal
Settlement typeProvince of South Africa
MottoMasisukume sakhe (Let us rise and build)
CountrySouth Africa
Natalia Republic12 October 1839
Colony of Natal4 May 1843
Natal Province31 May 1910
KwaZulu-Natal27 April 1994
Government
CapitalPietermaritzburg
TypeParliamentary system
PremierZweli Mkhize
Geography
Total Area36423.3 sq mi (94361 km2)
Area rank7th in South Africa
Highest Elevation11322.2 ft (3451 m)
Lowest Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Demography
Total Population10259230 (2nd in South Africa) (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (2nd in South Africa) (0/sq mi)
Pop. Estimate10645400( 2010)
Population groups
Black African86.0%
Indian or Asian8.1%
White4.4%
Coloured1.4%
Zulu80.0%
English13.4%
Xhosa3.5%
Afrikaans1.5%
Other information
Time zoneSAST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 codeZA-ZN

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KwaZulu-Natal (c-eniconkwɑːˌzuːluː_nəˈtɑːl, also referred to as KZN or Natal) is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.

In the 1830s, the northern part was the Zulu Kingdom and southern part was briefly a Boer republic called Natalia (1839 � 1843). In 1843, the latter became the British Colony of Natal; Zululand (KwaZulu in Zulu) remained independent until 1879.

It is called the garden province and is the home of the Zulu nation. Two natural areas: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park, have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Located in the southeast of the country, the province has a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean. It borders three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Swaziland, and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban.


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