Mtubatuba

Mtubatuba is a town north of Richards Bay close to the entrance of Ncivi and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (previously Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) but now the isimangaliso wetland park is known to be under Mtuba town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Mtubatuba
Mtubatuba is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mtubatuba
Mtubatuba
Mtubatuba is located in South Africa
Mtubatuba
Mtubatuba
Coordinates: 28°25′S 32°11′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMkhanyakude
MunicipalityMtubatuba
Area
  Total76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total27,237
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African94.5%
  Coloured1.2%
  Indian/Asian1.0%
  White3.3%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu88.0%
  English6.1%
  Afrikaans1.7%
  S. Ndebele1.5%
  Other2.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3935
PO box
3935
Area code035

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 Mkwanazi 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.

References

  1. "Main Place Mtubatuba". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 322.


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