Mtubatuba

Mtubatuba
Mtubatuba Location in KwaZulu-Natal
Mtubatuba
Coordinates: 28°25′S 32°11′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Umkhanyakude
Municipality	Mtubatuba
Area
• Total	4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	2,020
• Density	433/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
• Black African	42.3%
• Coloured	5.5%
• Indian/Asian	4.8%
• White	47.5%
First languages (2001)
• Zulu	39.8%
• English	37.1%
• Afrikaans	19.7%
• Xhosa	1.3%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)

Mtubatuba is a small town north of Richards Bay close to the entrance of the Greater Isimangaliso Wetland Park( formally known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The town is situated in the Mtubatuba Local Municipality in the Umkhanyakude District. It was established in a swampland of reeds and papyrus in 1903 and named after the local Zulu chief. The town's early years were hampered by flooding. An additional setback occurred during World War I: a ship carrying essential parts of what was to be the town's first sugar mill was torpedoed. The mill was eventually constructed in 1916 at nearby Riverview. The town is approximately 27 km from St Lucia town. Its township is KwaMsane,which accommodate approximately 500000 peoples. Most of youth from this town there a studying at the University of Zululand and Mangosuthu University of Technology. This University"s is located at the Heart of Zululand and Durban.