AMatikulu explained

aMatikulu
Pushpin Map:South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Coordinates:-29.05°N 31.5333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:KwaZulu-Natal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Uthungulu
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:uMlalazi
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.39
Population Total:515
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:74.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:3.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:16.9%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:5.4%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.4%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Zulu
Demographics2 Info1:59.8%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:26.1%
Demographics2 Title3:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info3:5.7%
Demographics2 Title4:S. Ndebele
Demographics2 Info4:4.7%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.7%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

aMatikulu is a settlement in Uthungulu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Town some 130 km north-east of Durban, near Gingindlovu. Named after the Matigulu, also spelt Amatikulu, River. From Lala or Zulu, probably "large water", i.e. "large river". The approved form is aMatikulu.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place aMatikulu . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 299.