The Big Five False Bay

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Municipal area until 2016
Coat of arms of the municipality

The Big Five False Bay ( English The Big Five False Bay Local Municipality also Big 5 False Bay ) was a municipality in the South African district of Umkhanyakude in the province of KwaZulu-Natal . The administrative seat of the municipality is Hluhluwe . Catherine Gumede was the last mayor. The IFP last provided the majority in the local council. The community was named after the Big Five , the five great animals of Africa. Lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhinoceros are the animals that can be seen in the zoos in the municipality. The False Bay (English for "False Bay") is part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and belongs to the municipality.

In 2011 the community had 35,258 inhabitants in an area of ​​2,487 square kilometers.

geography

The Big Five False Bay is located directly to the north of Mtubatuba and extends in a northerly direction to the Mkuze Wildlife Park . In the west, the community bordered the community of Hlabisa - with which it merged in 2016 to form the community of Big Five Hlabisa - and in the east on the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Indian Ocean . The community consisted of three areas: the private game parks, the three tribal authorities and the agricultural area. The only town in the municipality was Hluhluwe.

economy

The main pillars of the economy in the municipality were agriculture and tourism. Important products in agriculture were timber, sugar and pineapple. 90 percent of South Africa's pineapple production took place here. Sugar cane, sisal agaves , cotton, tomatoes and chilli were also grown.

According to its own information, Hluhluwe was a center of tourism in KwaZulu-Natal. There were many hotels here: from campsites to 5-star accommodations in wildlife parks. The roads were also in good condition.

Attractions

  • Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park , the oldest wildlife park in Africa. It was founded in 1895. Here was the hunting ground of rulers such as Dingiswayo and Shaka .
  • Thembalethu Craft Village , a project where Zulu artisans and artists display and sell hand-made baskets, beadwork, carvings and other items

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e The Big Five False Bay at localgovernment.co.za (English), accessed on January 7, 2016
  2. ↑ South African Language - Place Names ( English ) Retrieved on 10 February, 2010.
  3. ↑ IDP (SDF) 2007/08, p. 2f.