Felixton

Felixton
Felixton

 Felixton shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 28°49′52″S 31°53′38″E / 28.831°S 31.894°E / -28.831; 31.894Coordinates: 28°49′52″S 31°53′38″E / 28.831°S 31.894°E / -28.831; 31.894
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThungulu
Municipality uMhlathuze
Main Place Empangeni
Area[1]
  Total 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,023
  Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 66.7%
  Coloured 1.2%
  Indian/Asian 11.4%
  White 20.5%
  Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 52.5%
  English 31.7%
  Afrikaans 8.3%
  Swazi 1.4%
  Other 6.1%
PO box 3875

Felixton is a town in Uthungulu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 10 km south-east of Empangeni, first settled in 1907. Said to have been named either after Viscount Herbert John Gladstone, nicknamed Felix, or after a local pioneer, Felix Piccione.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Felixton". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 162.


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