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Mkuze, also named Mkhuze or uMkhuze is a small town in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located approximately 350 km from the city of Durban. It is along the N2 road en route to Johannesburg, Eswatini and Mozambique; between the Mkuze River and Intaba Yemikhovu (Ghost Mountain). Mkuze is some distance from other small towns such as Hluhluwe (50 km), Nongoma (76 km), Pongola (65 km), and Jozini (25 km). Mkuze is the seat of Umkhanyakude District Municipality.

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Mkuze
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Ghost mountain mkuze sunset.jpg
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Ghost Mountain, overlooking Mkuze. In the foreground is Mkuze airstrip .
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South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
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Country
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South Africa
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
KwaZulu-Natal
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District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
uMkhanyakude
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Municipality
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Jozini
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Main Place
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Established
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Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
4.96
Settlement.population_total
4414
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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town
Area
4.96
Image
Ghost mountain mkuze sunset.jpg
Dialing code
035
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postal code
3965
Commons category
Mkuze (municipality)
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Contents
  • Population and culture
  • Mkuze (uMkhuze) Game Reserve
  • Ghost Mountain
  • Economy
  • Communities
  • References

Mkuze, also named Mkhuze or uMkhuze is a small town in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is located approximately 350 km from the city of Durban. It is along the N2 road en route to Johannesburg, Eswatini and Mozambique; between the Mkuze River and Intaba Yemikhovu (Ghost Mountain). Mkuze is some distance from other small towns such as Hluhluwe (50 km), Nongoma (76 km), Pongola (65 km), and Jozini (25 km). Mkuze is the seat of Umkhanyakude District Municipality.

== Population and culture == About 50,000 people reside in the small town of Mkuze. As part of the KwaZulu-Natal province, the two official languages of Mkuze (which means "Chorus master" in isiZulu) are Zulu and English.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mkuze” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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