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]