Mtubatuba
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 Mtubatuba
Mtubatuba shown within KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMkhanyakude |
| Municipality | Mtubatuba |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 27,237 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 94.5% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 3.3% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Zulu | 88.0% |
| • English | 6.1% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.7% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.5% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Postal code (street) | 3935 |
| PO box | 3935 |
| Area code | 035 |
Mtubatuba is a town north of Richards Bay close to the entrance of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (previously Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Town some 55 km south-south-west of Hluhluwe and 28 km west of St Lucia. Administered by a health committee since 1950. The name, formerly spelt Matubatuba, is Zulu for ‘creator of opportunities’, referring to a chief of the Mkwananzi tribe who died here in 1954.[2]
The town's early years were hampered by flooding. An additional setback occurred during World War I: a ship carrying essential parts of what was to be the town's first sugar mill was torpedoed. The mill was eventually constructed in 1916 at nearby Riverview. Its township is KwaMsane.
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Municipalities and communities of uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
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District seat: Mkuze
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