Bulwer | |
|---|---|
 The Old Yellowwood Church in Bulwer | |
  Bulwer  Bulwer | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′S 29°46′E / 29.800°S 29.767°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Harry Gwala |
| Municipality | Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.70 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,322 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 5.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 89.2% |
| • English | 6.9% |
| • Xhosa | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3244 |
| Area code | 039 |
Bulwer[2] is a small town in the KwaZulu-Natal's Midlands region, South Africa. It is situated on the R617 regional road between the towns of Boston and Underberg and around 50 minutes north-west of the town of Ixopo on the R56. The village is nestled in the shadow of the Amahwaqa (the misty one) mountain.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Bulwer". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.