Mtubatuba is a small town north of Richards Bay close to the entrance of the Greater Isimangaliso Wetland Park( formally known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park) in KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....

, South Africa

South Africa

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. The town is situated in the Mtubatuba Local Municipality

Mtubatuba Local Municipality

Mtubatuba is an administrative area in the Umkhanyakude District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa....

 in the Umkhanyakude District

Umkhanyakude District Municipality

Umkhanyakude, named after the famous yellow-barked fever tree, literally meaning “seen from afar”, is the northernmost district in KwaZulu-Natal and contains many areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the St Lucia greater wetland park, Sodwana Bay and Kosi Bay. Game parks include...

. It was established in a swampland of reeds and papyrus in 1903 and named after the local Zulu chief. The town's early years were hampered by flooding. An additional setback occurred during World War I

World War I

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: a ship carrying essential parts of what was to be the town's first sugar

Sugar

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mill was torpedoed. The mill was eventually constructed in 1916 at nearby Riverview. The town is approximately 27 km from St Lucia town. Its township is KwaMsane,which accommodate approximately 500000 peoples. Most of youth from this town there a studying at the University of Zululand and Mangosuthu University of Technology. This University"s is located at the Heart of Zululand and Durban.