aMatikulu is a settlement in Uthungulu District Municipality in the

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. Town some 130 km north-east of

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. Named after the Matigulu, also spelt Amatikulu, River. From Lala or Zulu, probably "large water", i.e. "large river". The approved form is aMatikulu.

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Populated places in the uMlalazi Local Municipality {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub