Verulam
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 31 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| metropolis | eThekwini | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| height | 46 m | ||
| surface | 18.1 km² | ||
| Residents | 37,273 (2011) | ||
| density | 2,055.9 Ew. / km² | ||
Verulam is a place in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . He is part of the metropolitan municipality eThekwini .
geography
In 2011 Verulam had 37,273 inhabitants. According to the 2011 census, 59% of the population was Indians . Verulam is located on the Umdloti River , which flows into the Indian Ocean . The ocean is about six kilometers away. After Durban in the south is 25 kilometers. To the southwest is Phoenix , to the northeast is King Shaka International Airport .
history
Verulam was founded in 1850 by 400 British Methodists who named the place after their patron, the British nobleman James Grimston , 2nd Earl of Verulam . Later, numerous Indians who had found work in the nearby sugar cane plantations moved to Verulam. With the Group Areas Act coming into force , Verulam was reserved for Indians.
Economy and Transport
The R102 trunk road runs through Verulam in a north-south direction. The M27 Motorway runs through the town in a west-east direction. Verulam is served by the Northern Coast Line of the Durban Metrorail .
Sacred buildings
Among the Hindu religious buildings include the temple Sri Gopalall , the Mahatma Gandhi opened in 1913, and Gayathri Peedam , in 1985 for a similar model from Sri Lanka was built. In 1888 the Shree Gopal Temple was built. There is also the Sunni Mosque . The Methodist Church from the early days is in disrepair.
Personalities
- Ahmed Deedat (1918–2005), Muslim missionary and writer, last lived in Verulam and was buried there.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed September 6, 2019
- ↑ Verulam. century21.co.za, accessed September 8, 2019
- ↑ Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi: Timeline 1910–1919. sahistory.org.za , accessed September 7, 2019
- ↑ About. gayathripeedam.com, accessed September 7, 2019
- ↑ Verulam. north-of-durban.co.za, accessed September 7, 2019