KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal, also referred to as KZN and known as “the garden province”; Zulu: iKwaZulu-Natali; Xhosa: KwaZulu-Natala; Afrikaans: KwaZoeloe-Natal) is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu (“Place of the Zulu” in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg, and its largest city is Durban. It is the second-most populous province in South Africa, with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng. Two areas in KwaZulu-Natal have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. These areas are extremely scenic as well as important to the surrounding ecosystems.

Quick Facts

  • Area: 94,361 km2
  • Population Est: 11,513,575
  • Languages:
    • Zulu (77,8%)
    • English (13.2%)
    • Xhosa (3.4%)
    • Afrikaans (1.6%)
  • Capital: Pietermaritzburg

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