KwaGingindlovu
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 1 ′ S , 31 ° 35 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | King Cetshwayo | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | uMlalazi | ||
| height | 97 m | ||
| Residents | 1109 (2011) | ||
KwaGingindlovu (until 2009 Gingindlovu ) is a city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is located in the uMlalazi parish in King Cetshwayo District . In 2011 it had 1,109 inhabitants. The name of the place is the isiZulu term for “place of the elephant swallower”. Here the Zulu king Cetshwayo had defeated his brother Mbulazi in the battle for the throne. Then Cetshwayo built a kraal here , which he used as a military base. Today KwaGingindlovu is a center for sugar cane cultivation.
geography
KwaGingindlovu is about 120 kilometers northeast of Durban and 160 kilometers northeast of Pietermaritzburg . Places in the area are Vulindlela (11 km), Mtunzini (21 km), Eshowe (22 km) and Tugela (25 km). KwaGingindlovu is located at an altitude of 97 meters above sea level near the Amatikulu River .
The average rainfall in KwaGingindlovu is 944 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (October to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in July at 25 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (123 millimeters). The average maximum temperature in KwaGingindlovu varies from 22.9 ° C in June to 28 ° C in January. The coldest month is July. The average minimum nighttime temperatures here are 10.4 ° C.
Attractions
- The battlefields of Gingindlovu (1879) and Nyezane are in the vicinity of the city. Here Lord Chelmsford with 6,000 men defeated an Impi with 11,000 Zulu.
- The Amatikulu Game Reserve between Tugela and Amatikulu is close to the city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Old PlaceNames ( English ) Department of Arts and Culture. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013
- ^ Gingindlovu ( English ) SA Routes . Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ↑ a b Gingindlovu ( English ) Coast to Coast . Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Gingindlovu, South Africa ( English ) Zululand Zig Zag ( Memento of October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ Gingindlovu distances ( English ) SA Explorer . Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ↑ Gingindlovu, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ↑ Gingindlovu climate ( English ) SA Explorer . Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ Gingindlovu, Zululand ( English ) South Africa Travel . Retrieved June 2, 2010.
