Maphumulo

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

Not to be confused with Mapumulo.
Maphumulo
Maphumulo
Maphumulo
Coordinates: 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)

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 ‘haven of rest’.[2]This village had a trading store (owned by J.O. Christie [3] ) a police station, a magistrates Court, and a post office - all during the 1940s and 1950s.

References
  1. "Sub Place Maphumulo". Census 2001.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 297.
  3. Greenwood, C. J., "SA MARBRERIE FOCANT v. SA BACCI", International Law Reports, Cambridge University Press, pp. 571–576, ISBN 978-1-316-15201-0, retrieved 2020-03-28


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