The Province of Natal (), commonly called Natal, was a

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from May 1910 until May 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg. During this period rural areas inhabited by the black African population of Natal were organized into the

bantustan A Bantustan (also known as Bantu homeland, black homeland, black state or simply homeland; ) was a territory that the National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (n ...

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, which was progressively separated from the province, becoming partially autonomous in 1981. Of the white population, the majority were

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-speaking people of British descent, causing Natal to become the only province to vote "No" to the creation of a

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in the referendum of 1960, due to very strong

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, pro- British Commonwealth, and anti- secessionist sentiment. In the latter part of the 1980s, Natal was in a state of violence between the

Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party ( zu, IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko, IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. The party has been led by Velenkosini Hlabisa since the party's 2019 National General Conference. Mangosuthu Buthelezi founde ...

and the

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, with violence subsidising soon after the first non-racial election in 1994.Taylor, Rupert. "Justice denied: political violence in Kwazulu‐Natal after 1994." African Affairs 101, no. 405 (2002): 473-508. In 1994, the

was reincorporated into the territory of Natal and the province was redesignated as

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is loca ...

Districts in 1991

Districts of the province and population at the time of the 1991 census. * Mount Currie (main town

Kokstad Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, as it ...

): 41,564 *

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(main town

Harding Harding may refer to: People *Harding (surname) *Maureen Harding Clark (born 1946), Irish jurist Places Australia * Harding River Iran * Harding, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province South Africa * Harding, KwaZulu-Natal United St ...

): 8,794 *

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate and is positioned 120 km south of Durban. ...

: 67,239 * Umzinto: 46,919 *

Ixopo Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Background Ixopo was formerly known as Stuartstown, was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Mag ...

: 22,626 * Polela: 4,364 *

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: 9,584 * Impendle: 2,815 *

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: 23,476 * Camperdown: 36,315 * Pietermaritzburg: 228,549 * Lions River: 43,060 * New Hanover: 38,207 * Mooirivier: 25,061 * Estcourt: 49,493 *

Weenen Weenen (Dutch for "wept") is the second oldest European settlement in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is situated on the banks of the Bushman River. The farms around the town grow vegetables, lucerne, groundnuts, and citrus fruit. History The p ...

: 12,485 * Bergville: 22,552 * Umvoti (main town Greytown): 41,160 * Kranskop: 7,565 *

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

: 473,826 * Inanda (main town Verulam): 299,379 * Pinetown: 184,216 * Chatsworth: 179,957 * Kliprivier: 64,782 * Glencoe: 17,265 *

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: 31,613 * Dannhauser: 14,154 * Newcastle: 53,584 * Utrecht: 27,798 *

Paulpietersburg Paulpietersburg is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established in 1888 and was then part of the Transvaal Republic. It was named after then President Paul Kruger and Voortrekker hero Piet Joubert. Town 72 km south of ...

: 21,072 * Vryheid: 85,518 *

Ngotshe Louwsburg is a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsburg was a small village named after a farmer, Louw, who donated his farm Toggevonden for establishing of the town in 1925. Cattle, Vegetable and maize farming are the primary economic ...

: 26,382 * Lower Tugela (main town Stanger): 96,702 *

Mtunzini Mtunzini ( Zulu: ''eMthunzini'', from ''umthunzi'' meaning "a place in the shade") is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along KwaZulu-Natal's coastline in South Africa approximately 140 km north of Durban. In 2011, t ...

: 18,455 * Eshowe: 13,355 * Mtonjaneni (main town Melmoth): 10,577 * Babanango: 3,069 * Lower Umfolozi (main town

Empangeni Empangeni is a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is approximately 157 kilometres north of Durban, in hilly countryside, overlooking a flat coastal plain and the major harbour town of Richards Bay 16 kilometres away. The N2 freeway runs east ...

): 56,082 * Hlabisa: 18,211 * Ubombo (main town

Jozini Jozini is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Jozini is a small town on the main route to Mozambique, and it is close to the Jozini or Pongolapoort Dam Pongolapoort Dam, commonly ...

): 2,929

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