KwaZulu-Natal Province

KwaZulu-Natal, often referred to as "KZN", is a province of South Africa. It was previously known as Natal. South Africa's most populous province is called the garden province and is the home of the Zulu nation. It extends from the borders with Swaziland and Mozambique to the Eastern Cape in the south. Inland it is bound by the Kingdom of Lesotho, and the Free State and Mpumalanga provinces.

History

Vasco da Gama was the first European to see the coast of Natal on Christmas Day 1497. Christmas in Portuguese is Natal, which gave rise to the original name for the region.

Related Topics:
Vasco da Gama - Christmas Day - 1497 - Portuguese

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When the Bantustan of KwaZulu, which means "Place of the Zulu" was re-incorporated into the Natal province after the end of Apartheid in 1994, the province was renamed KwaZulu-Natal. The province is home to the Zulu monarchy, and the majority population and language of the province is Zulu. It is also the only province in South Africa which includes the name of its dominant ethnic group in its name.

Related Topics:
Bantustan - KwaZulu - Apartheid - 1994

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