KwaZulu-Natal
province of South Africa
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KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa[1]. KwaZulu-Natal draws 7,574 Wikipedia views per month (province of south africa category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Africa[3]
- Country: South Africa[4]
- Head of government: Thami Ntuli[5]
- Capital: Pietermaritzburg[6]
- Shares border with: Mpumalanga[7], Shiselweni Region[8], Lubombo Region[9], Maputo Province[10], Mokhotlong District[11], Thaba-Tseka District[12], Qacha's Nek District[13], Eastern Cape[14], Free State[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality[16], Ugu District Municipality[17], uMgungundlovu District Municipality[18], Uthukela District Municipality[19], Umzinyathi District Municipality[20], Amajuba District Municipality[21], Zululand District Municipality[22], Umkhanyakude District Municipality[23], King Cetshwayo District Municipality[24], iLembe District Municipality[25], Harry Gwala District Municipality[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Shanghai[27]
- Legislative body: KwaZulu-Natal Legislature[28]
- Executive body: KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council[29]
- Commons category: KwaZulu-Natal[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[31]
- Inception: April 27, 1994[32]
- Highest point: Mafadi[33]
- Coordinate location: -29, 31[34]
- Official website: https://www.kznonline.gov.za/[35], https://www.kwazulunatal.gov.za/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:KwaZulu-Natal[37]
- Population: 10,267,300[38], 11,065,240[39], 11,531,628[40], 11,513,575[41], 12,423,907[42]
- Office held by head of government: Premier of KwaZulu-Natal[43]
- Coordinates of northernmost point: -26.80441, 32.09701[44]
- Coordinates of southernmost point: -31.08262, 30.19398[45]
- Coordinates of easternmost point: -26.85872, 32.89097[46]
- Coordinates of westernmost point: -28.77174, 28.87347[47]
- Described by source: 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[48], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[49], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[50]
- Replaces: Natal Province[51], kwaZulu[52]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox KwaZulu-Natal[53]
Why It Matters
KwaZulu-Natal has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] KwaZulu-Natal is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]