Maphumulo
Maphumulo is a town in Ilembe District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
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 ‘heaven of rest’. This village had a trading store (owned by J.O. Christie ) a police station, a magistrate's court, and a post office - all during the 1940s and 1950s.
References
- ^ "Sub Place Maphumulo". Census 2001.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 297.
- ^ Greenwood, C. J. (1987), Lauterpacht, E (ed.), "SA MARBRERIE FOCANT v. SA BACCI", International Law Reports, Cambridge University Press, pp. 571–576, doi:10.1017/cbo9781316152010.070, ISBN 978-1-316-15201-0
Municipalities and communities of ILembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal | ||
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District seat: Stanger (KwaDukuza) | ||
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| Ndwedwe | ||
| Maphumulo | ||
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