4-743: Ulundi , also known as Mahlabathini , is a town in the Zululand District Municipality . At one time the capital of the Zulu Kingdom 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
8-462: Is Ondini, where King Mpande , Cetshwayo's father, had his kraal. A large Zulu hut now is on the site. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cfa). It is rainier in the warmer months. This KwaZulu-Natal location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zululand District Municipality The Zululand District Municipality ( Zulu : UMasipala wesiFunda seZululand )
12-578: Is one of the 11 districts of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa . Its seat is Ulundi . As of 2011, a majority of its 803,575 inhabitants spoke isiZulu . The district code is DC26. Zululand is surrounded by: The district contains the following local municipalities : The following statistics are from the 2001 census . Election results for Zululand in the South African general election, 2004 . This KwaZulu-Natal location article
16-609: The 2024 Census , the population of the town was recorded as 30,828. When Cetshwayo became king of the Zulus on 1 September 1873, he created, as was customary, a new capital for the nation, naming it "Ulundi" ("The high place"). On 4 July 1879, in the Battle of Ulundi (the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War ), the British Army captured the royal kraal and razed it to the ground. Nearby
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