Mbazwana is a town in Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality and is part of Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Mbazwana
Mbazwana is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Mbazwana
Mbazwana
Mbazwana is located in South Africa
Mbazwana
Mbazwana
Coordinates: 27°30′00″S 32°34′44″E / 27.500°S 32.579°E / -27.500; 32.579
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuMkhanyakude
MunicipalityuMhlabuyalingana
Area
 • Total10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,312
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African98.9%
 • Coloured0.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu93.8%
 • English1.7%
 • S. Ndebele1.4%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3974
Area code035

Settlement and plantation some 50 km east of Ubombo. Presumably takes its name from the tributary of the Mseleni. The name, of Zulu origin, is said to mean ‘small axe’, after a person called Mbazwana.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Mbazwana". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 303.