aMatikulu is a settlement in Uthungulu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

aMatikulu
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Coordinates: 29.05°S 31.533333°E / -29.05; 31.533333
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Uthungulu
Municipality	uMlalazi
Area [1]
• Total	1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	515
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	74.0%
• Coloured	3.3%
• Indian/Asian	16.9%
• White	5.4%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	59.8%
• English	26.1%
• Afrikaans	5.7%
• S. Ndebele	4.7%
• Other	3.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Town some 130 km north-east of Durban, near Gingindlovu. Named after the Matigulu, also spelt Amatikulu, River. From Lala or Zulu, probably "large water", i.e. "large river". The approved form is aMatikulu.[2]

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