Harding (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 30 ° 35 ′ S , 29 ° 53 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | Ugu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | uMuziwabantu | ||
| height | 899 m | ||
| Residents | 9544 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1874 | ||
Harding is a town in the uMuziwabantu parish in the Ugu District ( KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa ). It is located in the valley of the Mzimkulwna River in the west of the South Coast region at an altitude of 899 meters. In 2011 the city had 9,544 inhabitants. The city is located near Kokstad in the former Griqualand East . The Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve and Port Shepstone are also on the South Coast , but in its eastern part.
The city got its name from Sir Walter Harding , the first presiding judge of Natal . The town was originally intended as a military post after the British took control of Griqualand East in 1874. The region's abundant natural resources brought a certain degree of prosperity, so that in 1882 the city's first hotel was built. However, the area was still "no man's land". To secure it, barracks for 25 mounted police officers and accommodation for a district judge had to be built.
The Alfred County Railway , a narrow-gauge railway that connected Harding with the port city of Port Shepstone from 1917 , brought the great economic boom . The economic activities in Harding are mainly in the dairy industry and in the cultivation of timber .
Rail freight traffic ended in 2001 when it shifted to road transport. Today the well-developed national road N2 runs around the northern outskirts of Harding . Harding has an airfield with two runways that are 1127 meters and 731 meters long. It lies at 879 meters above sea level.
sons and daughters of the town
- Guy Payn , South African cricketer (1892-1976)
- Edward Richard Rawlinson (1883–1961)
Individual evidence
- ↑ fallingrain.com - Harding, South Africa Page ( English ) Retrieved on March 15, 2009: "Altitude (meters): 899"
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 16, 2013
- ↑ Where to go in Harding ( English ) Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ↑ margate.co.za - Harding South Coast ( English ) Archived from the original on April 30, 2009.
- ↑ Airport Harding (South Africa, FAHJ) ( English ) Accessed March 15, 2009.
- ↑ a b Who’s Who in Natal 1933 ( English ) Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ↑ cricinfo.com - Guy Payn ( English ). Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ↑ Amanda Rose: Information about Edward Richard Rawlinson ( English ) Retrieved March 15, 2009: "Edward Richard Rawlinson (b. March 24, 1883, d. June 8, 1961)"
