Place details
Place nameKwaZulu-Natal, Province of
Other namesKwaZulu/Natal, Natal, Province of, Natal
CountrySouth Africa
Latitude-28.667
Longitude30.667
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Smallest South African province; became a British colony in 1843; annexed to Cape Colony in 1844; given a separate government in 1845; became a separate colony in 1856; annexed Zululand in 1897; site of battles during the Boer War between 1899-1900; contains the KwaZulu area, which is the hub of the traditional homeland of the Zulu people.