Ulundi

Ulundi
oLundi
Ulundi is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Ulundi
Ulundi
Ulundi is located in South Africa
Ulundi
Ulundi
Coordinates: 28°19′S 31°25′E / 28.317°S 31.417°E / -28.317; 31.417
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictZululand
MunicipalityUlundi
Area
 • Total16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total30,828
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.9%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.2%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu93.4%
 • English2.6%
 • S. Ndebele1.1%
 • Other2.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3838
Area code035

Ulundi, also known as Mahlabathini, is a town in the Zululand District Municipality. At one time the capital of the Zulu Kingdom[2] in South Africa and later the capital of the Bantustan of KwaZulu, Ulundi now lies in KwaZulu-Natal Province (of which, from 1994 to 2004, it alternated with Pietermaritzburg as the provincial capital). The town now includes Ulundi Airport, a three-star hotel, and some museums amongst its sights. In the 2024 Census, the population of the town was recorded as 30,828.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ulundi". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Lyde, Lionel William (1907). "South Africa". A Geography of Africa. Adam and Charles Black. p. 97.
  3. ^ "Main Place 'Ulundi Part 1'". Census 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2011.