Kwazulu Natal South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal is a beautiful province located in the southeast of South Africa. To its northeast are the countries of Mozambique and Swaziland, and to its southwest is the country of Lesotho. To the east of the province are shores that stretch to the grand Indian Ocean. KwaZulu-Natal is actually an amalgamation of two separate territories.

 

 

KwaZulu, a term which means "Land of the Zulu," is composed of what was in ancient times the kingdom of Zululand, situated in the northern part of the province. The souther n part of the province is composed of the lands of Natal, a region named by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama who reached the shores of the province on Christmas Day of 1497. Natal is a Portuguese term which means “birth of Christ”. After the end of Apartheid in 1994, KwaZulu and Natal were combined, and the province was renamed as KwaZulu-Natal, or KZN.

KwaZulu-Natal is blessed with majestic land forms, possessing a wonderful balance of lowlands, hilly plateaus and mountainous areas. Standing in the northern part of the province are the proud granite mountains of Lebombo, while the Drakensberg mountains sit in the west. The province too is blessed with clear white waters coming the Tugela River the one of South Africa's largest rivers situated in the heart of the region. Majority of the population of the province is of Zulu descent, and speaks Zulu language. It is the largest province in South Africa in terms of population, being a home to 10,014,500 people.