KwaMbonambi
KwaMbonambi | ||
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Coordinates | 28 ° 36 '12 " S , 32 ° 5' 11" E | |
Basic data | ||
Country | South Africa | |
KwaZulu-Natal | ||
District | King Cetshwayo | |
ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | |
local community | uMfolozi | |
height | 78 m | |
surface | 3.3 km² | |
Residents | 2872 (2011) | |
density | 878.3 Ew. / km² |
KwaMbonambi ( isiZulu ; German about: "Place of Mbonambi") is a place in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is the administrative seat of the uMfolozi parish in King Cetshwayo district .
geography
In 2011, KwaMbonambi had 2872 inhabitants. 77% of the population named isiZulu as their first language in the census. The place is located around 30 kilometers northeast of Empangeni , southwest of Mtubatuba and north of Richards Bay .
history
The place was named after the Zulu tribe Mbonambi who lived there.
Economy and Transport
The inhabitants live mainly from the cultivation of sugar cane and forestry .
KwaMbonambi is located on National Route 2 , which leads to Mtubatuba and the direction of Empangeni / Richards Bay. The Kwambonambi freight yard is located on the Richards Bay– Sidvokodvo line , which at KwaMbonambi runs almost parallel to the N2 and is part of the Swazilink rail project .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 Census, Subplace Mbonambi SP , accessed January 25, 2018
- ↑ a b c Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (English, archive version)