KwaZulu-Natal

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KwaZulu-Natal Province in e South Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg Mountains; the capital is Pietermaritzburg. It was created in 1994 from the Zulu homeland, KwaZulu, and the former province of Natal. Industries: sugar refining; textiles, tanning and oil refining. Area: 92,180sq km (33,578sq mi). Pop. (2000 est.) 9,070,458.

http://www.kzn.org.za/kzn/