Maphumulo

Maphumulo
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Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 30°58′30″E / 29.100°S 30.975°E / -29.100; 30.975Coordinates: 29°06′00″S 30°58′30″E / 29.100°S 30.975°E / -29.100; 30.975
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Ilembe
Municipality	Maphumulo
Area
• Total	5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,246
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)

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 ‘haven of rest’.

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