States or Territories

KwaZulu-Natal

Province

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "KwaZulu-Natal." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/kwazulu-natal.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/kwazulu-natal

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-kwazulu-natal,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {KwaZulu-Natal},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/kwazulu-natal},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean. Its 2022 population was 12,818,479 across an area of 94,361 square kilometers, and its capital is Pietermaritzburg.

Facts

Capital

Pietermaritzburg 1

Population

12,818,479 1

2022 figure from KwaZulu-Natal's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2022 1

Area (sq km)

94,361 1

Latitude

29 degrees south 1

Longitude

31 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Durban

durban is associated with kwazulu-natal.

Source Durban (Wikipedia)

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa.

Source KwaZulu-Natal (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Africa

KwaZulu-Natal is on continent.

Source KwaZulu-Natal (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. KwaZulu-Natal (Wikipedia)

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KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province. It is located in the southeast of the country, with a long shoreline on the Indian Ocean.

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