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KwaMakhutha | |
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  KwaMakhutha  KwaMakhutha | |
| Coordinates: 30°1′S 30°51′E / 30.017°S 30.850°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Malagazi |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 21,336 |
| • Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 92.7% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.0% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 4126 |
KwaMakhutha is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, located south-west of Durban and means "at the Makhutha location", Makhutha is the clan name of the local king Makhanya and the word Makhutha means stale or rot, Kwa means place of. Also known as Malagazi " Rejecter of Blood"
- ^ a b c d "Main Place KwaMakhutha". Census 2011.