Folweni is a small middle income town located south of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[1]
| Folweni | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -29.739°N 30.949°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | eThekwini |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 99.9% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 99.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.40 |
| Population Total: | 30,402[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8,945 |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code: | 4110 |
Folweni is divided into three sections namely;
The original population of Folweni were people who stayed in Umlazi who were forced to migrate when the apartheid government implemented the Group Areas Act.
On 26 July 1992 During the political conflict between the ANC and the IFP, a group of men believed to be IFP loyalists armed with AK47s descended on Folweni and killed approximately 20 people who were attending a ceremony, the event is now known as the Folweni Massacre.[3] [4]
Folweni Clinic is currently the main source of health care. It is located in the B-section of the town.[5]