AMatikulu

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29°03′00″S 31°32′00″E / 29.05°S 31.533333°E / -29.05; 31.533333CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictUthunguluMunicipalityuMlalaziArea • Total1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total515 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African74.0% • Coloured3.3% • Indian/Asian16.9% • White5.4% • Other0.4%First languages (2011) • Zulu59.8% • English26.1% • Afrikaans5.7% • S. Ndebele4.7% • Other3.7%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Boat ride at Amatigulu Nature Reserve

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place aMatikulu". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 299.


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