New Hanover
| New Hanover | |||
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 21 ′ S , 30 ° 32 ′ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | umgungundlovu | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | uMshwathi | ||
| height | 717 m | ||
| Residents | 3175 (2011) | ||
| founding | 1850 | ||
New Hanover is a place in the Midlands of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is located in the uMshwathi parish in the uMgungundlovu district . It lies at an altitude of 717 meters above sea level and in 2011 had 3,175 inhabitants. New Hanover was founded in 1850 by German cotton growers from the Hanover area . Today sugar cane cultivation , grain cultivation and forestry dominate . New Hanover is about 30 kilometers northeast of Pietermaritzburg .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013