Felixton

Felixton
Felixton
 Felixton shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Felixton
Felixton (South Africa)
Felixton
Felixton (Africa)
Coordinates: 28°49′52″S 31°53′38″E / 28.831°S 31.894°E / -28.831; 31.894Coordinates: 28°49′52″S 31°53′38″E / 28.831°S 31.894°E / -28.831; 31.894
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District King Cetshwayo
Municipality uMhlathuze
Main Place Empangeni
Area[1]
 • Total 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,023
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 66.7%
 • Coloured 1.2%
 • Indian/Asian 11.4%
 • White 20.5%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 52.5%
 • English 31.7%
 • Afrikaans 8.3%
 • Swazi 1.4%
 • Other 6.1%
Time zone UTC+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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Felixton". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 162.


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