Mtunzini
Mtunzini | |
|---|---|
Mtunzini Mtunzini | |
| Coordinates: 28°57′S 31°45′E / 28.950°S 31.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | King Cetshwayo |
| Municipality | uMlalazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.43 km2 (4.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,199 |
| • Density | 210.8/km2 (546.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 25.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
| • White | 72.0% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 48.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 33.5% |
| • Zulu | 14.6% |
| • Other | 2.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3867 |
| Area code | 035 |
Mtunzini (Zulu: eMthunzini, from umthunzi meaning "a place in the shade") is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along KwaZulu-Natal's coastline in South Africa approximately 140 km north of Durban. In 2011, the town's population was 2,199.