Colony of Natal
British colony from 1843 to 1910
The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was formed on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the independent 1839 Boer Republic of Natalia. In the 1860s many workers from British India came to live in Natal. On 31 May 1910, it unified with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa. It now forms the larger province of KwaZulu-Natal of the Republic of South Africa.
Colony of Natal | |||||||||||
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| 1843–1910 | |||||||||||
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| Anthem: God Save the Queen | |||||||||||
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| Status | British colony | ||||||||||
| Capital | Pietermaritzburg | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Afrikaans, English, Zulu | ||||||||||
| Religion | Anglican, Dutch Reformed, Hindu, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic | ||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1843 | Henry Cloete | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Scramble for Africa | ||||||||||
• Established | 4 May 1843 | ||||||||||
• Annexed Zululand | 1897 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1910 | ||||||||||
• Natal Province est. | 31 May 1910 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| 1904[1] | 91,610 km2 (35,370 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1904[1] | 1108754 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of |  South Africa | ||||||||||
References
change- ↑ "Census of the British empire. 1901". Openlibrary.org. 1906. p. 161. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
