Maphumulo

Maphumulo
Maphumulo is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Maphumulo
Maphumulo
Maphumulo is located in South Africa
Maphumulo
Maphumulo
Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 30°58′30″E / 29.100°S 30.975°E / -29.100; 30.975
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictIlembe
MunicipalityMaphumulo
Area
 • Total5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total1,246
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Maphumulo is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Settlement some 42 km north-west of Stanger and 38 km south-east of Kranskop. Named after the Mapumulo Zulu people who came to live here after being driven out by Shaka; the name is said to mean ‘heaven of rest’.[2] This village had a trading store (owned by J.O. Christie [3]) a police station, a magistrate's court, and a post office - all during the 1940s and 1950s.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sub Place Maphumulo". Census 2001.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 297.
  3. ^ Greenwood, C. J. (1987), Lauterpacht, E (ed.), "SA MARBRERIE FOCANT v. SA BACCI", International Law Reports, Cambridge University Press, pp. 571–576, doi:10.1017/cbo9781316152010.070, ISBN 978-1-316-15201-0