Felixton

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
28°49′52″S 31°53′38″E / 28.831°S 31.894°E / -28.831; 31.894CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictKing CetshwayoMunicipalityuMhlathuzeMain PlaceEmpangeniArea • Total2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,023 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African66.7% • Coloured1.2% • Indian/Asian11.4% • White20.5% • Other0.1%First languages (2011) • 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.


Stub icon

This KwaZulu-Natal location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e