Edendale (South Africa)

Edendale
Edendale
Coordinates	29 ° 39 ′  S , 30 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 39 ′  S , 30 ° 17 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	umgungundlovu
local community	Msunduzi
height	922 m
Residents	140,891 (2011)

Edendale is a place in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal in close proximity to Pietermaritzburg . It belongs to the Msunduzi community in the uMgungundlovu district . Edendale is located at an altitude of 922 meters above sea level. In 2011 Edendale had 140,891 residents.

Until 1850 the settlement was called Werverdien Farm . It belonged to Andries Pretorius , one of the leaders of the Great Trek . The Methodist Church bought the settlement around 1845 .

climate

The average annual rainfall in Edendale is 824 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (October to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in July, at 6 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (132 millimeters). The average maximum temperature in Edendale varies from 18.5 ° C in June to 25 ° C in February. The coldest month is July. Here the average minimum nighttime temperatures are 4.2 ° C.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Edendale data from Falling Rain Genomics, accessed August 22, 2011.
2. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 16, 2013
3. ↑ M. Zwane, S. Dube: Edendale's History. In: Pietermaritzburg and its hidden history. 2001, archived from the original on November 20, 2001 ; accessed on August 22, 2011 . 
4. ↑ Edendale climate. SA Explorer, accessed August 22, 2011 .