Tongaat

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Tongaat
Tongaat (South Africa)
Tongaat
Tongaat
Coordinates 29 ° 35 ′  S , 31 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 29 ° 35 ′  S , 31 ° 8 ′  E
Basic data
Country South Africa

province

KwaZulu-Natal
metropolis eThekwini
ISO 3166-2 ZA-KZN
height 134 m
Residents 42,554 (2011)
founding 1945
Tongaat on 02/09/2011
Tongaat on 02/09/2011

Tongaat is a city in the South African metropolitan municipality eThekwini . She is known for making sugar. Tongaat is located at an altitude of 134 meters on the Tongati River , which is also the namesake of the city. Durban is about 37 kilometers south. In 2011 Tongaat had 42,554 inhabitants.

The place was founded in 1945 to provide living space for the workers in the sugar cane cultivation and sugar industry. The first Indian community on the territory of South Africa was established in Tongaat . There are two Hindu temples for them . One of the largest African sugar and starch producers, Tongaat Hulett Ltd. The company has offices in six countries in the South African development community , including Mozambique , Swaziland and Zimbabwe . In addition to the central sugar refinery in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal has four other company-owned sugar processing sites.

The average annual rainfall in Tongaat is 772 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in summer (October to March). The lowest amount of precipitation occurs in June with 12 millimeters. Most of the precipitation falls in January (109 millimeters). The average maximum temperature in Tongaat varies from 22.2 ° C in July to 27.5 ° C in February. The coldest month is July. Here the average minimum nighttime temperatures are 9.5 ° C.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tongaat data from Falling Rain Genomics, accessed July 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b Tongaat & Umdloti. SA Places, accessed July 31, 2011 .
  3. ↑ a b Tongaat, Dolphin Coast. SA-Venues.com, accessed July 31, 2011 .
  4. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013
  5. ^ Trade and Investment KwaZulu Natal. Top business portfolio: Tongaat Hulett . kzntopbusiness.co.za ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kzntopbusiness.co.za
  6. ^ Tongaat Hulett: Introduction. on www.tongaathulettstarch.co.za (English)
  7. ↑ Tongaat climate. SA Explorer, accessed July 31, 2011 .