Rosetta, KwaZulu-Natal
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Rosetta is a village in Mpofana Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
Rosetta
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 Mooi River Falls near Rosetta | |
  Rosetta Location within KwaZulu-Natal  Rosetta Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 29.306°S 29.978°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMgungundlovu |
| Municipality | Mpofana |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 557 |
| • Density | 41.4/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 64.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.6% |
| • White | 32.9% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 59.5% |
| • English | 33.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.1% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3301 |
| Area code | 033 |
Rosetta is known for the case of Elizabeth Klarer, who in 1955 claimed to have been abducted by aliens on a hill outside the town.[2]
