Felixton

Felixton
Felixton is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Felixton
Felixton
Felixton is located in South Africa
Felixton
Felixton
Coordinates: 28°49′52″S 31°53′38″E / 28.831°S 31.894°E / -28.831; 31.894
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictKing Cetshwayo
MunicipalityuMhlathuze
Main PlaceEmpangeni
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,023
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African66.7%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • Indian/Asian11.4%
 • White20.5%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu52.5%
 • English31.7%
 • Afrikaans8.3%
 • Swazi1.4%
 • Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3875

Felixton is a town in King Cetshwayo District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Village 10 km south-east of Empangeni, first settled in 1907. Said to have been named either after Viscount Herbert John Gladstone, nicknamed Felix, or after a local pioneer, Felix Piccione.[2] The local sugar mill is one of the largest in country.

Sources

  • Erasmus, B.P.J.: Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. 1995. ISBN 1-86842-026-4
  • Rosenthal, Eric: 'Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika. 1967

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Felixton". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 162.


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