Felixton is a small town situated on the banks of the Mhlathuze River and along the N2 National Route in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, approximately 10 km south-east of Empangeni.
Home to a sugar mill, which is one of the largest in South Africa, Felixton falls within the City of uMhlathuze Local Municipality, which is part of the King Cetshwayo District Municipality.
The town was first settled in 1907 and is said to have been named either after Viscount Herbert John Gladstone, nicknamed Felix, or after a local pioneer, Felix Piccione.
