Osizweni

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Mountain View Mawunteni
Osizweni
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Coordinates: 27°47′S 30°09′E / 27.783°S 30.150°E / -27.783; 30.150
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Amajuba
Municipality	Newcastle
Area [1]
• Total	15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	77,845
• Density	5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.4%
• Coloured	0.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	94.9%
• English	1.1%
• S. Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	2.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	2952
PO box	2952
Area code	034

Osizweni, also known as Mountain View, Smauza or Mawunteni, is a township in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Newcastle CBD. Osizweni is one of the largest townships in the province, with an estimated population of 80, 000 people.^[2]