Mbazwana

Mbazwana
Mbazwana

 Mbazwana shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 27°30′00″S 32°34′44″E / 27.500°S 32.579°ECoordinates: 27°30′00″S 32°34′44″E / 27.500°S 32.579°E
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMkhanyakude
Municipality uMhlabuyalingana
Area[1]
 • Total 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 4,312
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 98.9%
 • Coloured 0.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 0.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 93.8%
 • English 1.7%
 • S. Ndebele 1.4%
 • Other 3.1%
PO box 3974
Area code 035

Mbazwana is a town in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Settlement and plantation some 50 km east of Ubombo. Presumably takes its name from the tributary of the Mseleni. The name, of Zulu origin, is said to mean ‘small axe’, after a person called Mbazwana.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Mbazwana". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 303.