Tugela Ferry

Tugela Ferry
Tugela Ferry
Coordinates	28 ° 45 ′  S , 30 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 28 ° 45 ′  S , 30 ° 27 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Umzinyathi
local community	Msinga
height	777 m
Residents	2093 (2011)

Tugela Ferry is a city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is located in Msinga Township, Umzinyathi District . The administrative seat of the municipality is located here. It is also the economic center of Msinga. The name of the city comes from the ferry across the Tugela , which was used here before the bridge was built.

In 2011 Tugela Ferry had 2,093 inhabitants. The city is at an altitude of 777 meters above sea level.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Portrait of the community of Msinga ( English ) Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
2. ^ PE Raper: South African Place Names . Jonathan Ball, Johannesburg, Cape Town, 2004, ISBN 1-86842-190-2 , p. 377.
3. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 17, 2013
4. ↑ Tugela Ferry, South Africa Page ( English ) Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. . Retrieved March 30, 2010.