Maphumulo is a rural town situated along the R74 Provincial Route in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, approximately 42 km north-west of KwaDukuza (formerly known as Stanger) and 38 km south-east of Kranskop.
The town was named after the Mapumulo Zulu people, who came to live here after being driven out by Shaka. The name is said to mean ‘heaven of rest’.
Maphumulo is the main town and administrative centre/seat of the Maphumulo Local Municipality, which is part of the iLembe District Municipality.
This village had a trading store (owned by J.O. Christie), a police station, a magistrate’s court, and a post office – all during the 1940s and 1950s.
