Mkuze

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Mkuze
Ghost Mountain, overlooking Mkuze. In the foreground is Mkuze airstrip (ICAO: FAMU).
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Coordinates: 27°37′S 32°02′E / 27.617°S 32.033°E / -27.617; 32.033
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	uMkhanyakude
Municipality	Jozini
Area [1]
• Total	4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,414
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	92.8%
• Coloured	0.5%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	4.5%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	91.2%
• English	3.1%
• Other	5.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	3965
Area code	035

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.