Umzimkhulu

Umzimkhulu is a town in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Umzimkhulu
Umzimkhulu
Umzimkhulu
Coordinates: 30.263°S 29.940°E / -30.263; 29.940
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictHarry Gwala
MunicipalityUmzimkhulu
  Councillor(ANC)
Area
  Total4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total8,399
  Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African95.1%
  Coloured3.5%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu47.2%
  Xhosa41.5%
  English5.5%
  Afrikaans1.3%
  Other4.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3297
PO box
3297
Area code039

The town lies 243 km north-east of Mthatha and 18 km south-west of Ixopo. It developed from a trading-post and was laid out in 1884. Takes its name from the Mzimkulu River on which it is situated; zulu (bhaca) for 'big place', 'large home' of the waters.[2]

Until 1 March 2006, the town was part of an exclave of the Eastern Cape, before being transferred to KwaZulu-Natal as part of the Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa.

References

  1. "Main Place Umzimkhulu". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 445.


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