Wasbank
| Wasbank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
| Coordinates | 28 ° 18 '50 " S , 30 ° 6' 26" O | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | South Africa | ||
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| District | Umzinyathi | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-KZN | ||
| local community | Endumeni | ||
| height | 1066 m | ||
| surface | 10.1 km² | ||
| Residents | 1323 (2011) | ||
| density | 131.6 Ew. / km² | ||
Wasbank is a place in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal . It is located in the municipality Endumeni Local Municipality in the district umzinyathi district municipality .
geography
In 2011 Wasbank had 1,323 residents. 87% said isiZulu was their first language .
The place is about 25 kilometers southwest of Dundee .
history
Wasbank was named after the Wasbank River that flows past the place and is a tributary of the Sunday River. Wasbank is Afrikaans and means something like "rock outcrop to wash". Until 2016 Wasbank was the administrative seat of the Indaka municipality , which was then merged with the Emnambithi-Ladysmith municipality to form the Alfred Duma municipality in the uThukela district .
Economy and Transport
Wasbank is close to the R602 trunk road, which connects Ladysmith in the south with Glencoe in the north. Wasbank Station is on the Johannesburg - Durban railway line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2011 Census , accessed on January 14, 2018
- ^ A b Dictionary of Southern African Place Names , accessed January 14, 2018