KwaZulu-Natal | |
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The Province of KwaZulu-Natal | |
Motto(s): Masisukume sakhe (Let us rise and build) | |
Coordinates: 29°S 31°E / 29°S 31°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Natalia Republic | 12 October 1839 |
Colony of Natal | 4 May 1843 |
Natal Province | 31 May 1910 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 27 April 1994 |
Capital | Pietermaritzburg |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Parliamentary system |
• Premier | Sihle Zikalala (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 94,361 km2 (36,433 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th in South Africa |
Highest elevation | 3,451 m (11,322 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,259,230 |
• Estimate (2010) | 10,645,400 |
• Rank | 2nd in South Africa |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd in South Africa |
Demonym | Natalian |
Population groups | |
• Black African | 86.0% |
• Indian or Asian | 8.1% |
• White | 4.4% |
• Coloured | 1.4% |
Languages | |
• Zulu | 80.0% |
• English | 13.4% |
• Xhosa | 3.5% |
• Afrikaans | 1.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
ISO 3166 code | ZA-NL |
Website | www.kwazulunatal.gov.za |
KwaZulu-Natal (/kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl/, also called KZN or Natal) is a province in South Africa. Before 1994, KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the KwaZulu homeland.