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Tongaat (Zulu: oThongathi[2]) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Durban and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of KwaDukuza. It now forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, or the Greater Durban area. The King Shaka International Airport is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Tongaat by road. The R102 is a thoroughfare through the town from KwaDukuza and Ballito in the north to Verulam in the south. Its population is mostly people of Indian descent. The area is home to the oldest Indian community in South Africa, having been where the first indentured Indian laborers settled in 1860 to work in the sugar-cane plantations.[3] Much of the architectural style in the town was the work of Ivan Mitford-Barberton,[4] and many buildings are in the Cape Dutch style of architecture.

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Aerial view of Tongaat Beach
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Coordinates: 29°34′00″S 31°07′00″E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Area [1]
• Total	11.72 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	42,554
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	41.1%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	56.7%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	59.3%
• Zulu	32.3%
• Xhosa	3.6%
• S. Ndebele	1.0%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4399
PO box	4400
Area code	032

History

Tongaat was established in 1945 and its name was taken from the name of the uThongathi River which passes by the town: The name of the river, derived from Zulu, is said to mean

'it is important to us' or 'you are important because of us', referring to legends involving reaction to a denigrating remark in the first instance, and to Shaka's magnanimous view of a tribe he had just made subservient to him[5]

In 2017 plans were made for the restoration of the historic railway station building.[6]

Commerce

The town is home to the headquarters of Tongaat Hulett Sugar.[7] Maidstone Sugar Mill, one of the country's first mills, completed in 1850 is nearby.

Culture & Religion

Tongaat is home to numerous cultural and religious organisations and buildings. These include:

• Brake Village Sri Siva Soobramaniar Alayam[8]
• Shree Veeraboga Emperumal Temple[9]
• Chinna Thirupathi Venkataswara Devasthanam

Notable people

• Ahmed Amla, cricketer
• Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and writer is commemorated with a statue[10] in the Amanzinyama Gardens located at 29°34′13″S 31°07′23″E.
• Cecil Pullan, cricketer
• Colin Munro, cricketer
• Hashim Amla,[11][12] cricketer
• Katharine Saunders, botanical illustrator
• Prenelan Subrayen, cricketer
• Quarraisha Abdool Karim, scientist was born here in 1960.[13]
• Thandeka Zulu, actress and musician
• Thomas Hassall, Australian politician
• Two-Boys Gumede, footballer

Notes and references

Citations

Sources

Further reading

External links

• Vishwaroop Temple and Dharmashala
• Jugannath Puri Temple
• KZN: A Photographic and Historical Record
• Architectural Impact Assessment for properties affected by the proposed Tongaat Hulett uShukela Highway Project, Tongaat, eThekwini Metropolitan Council

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Tongaat ist eine Stadt in der südafrikanischen Metropolgemeinde eThekwini. Sie ist für die Zuckerherstellung bekannt. Tongaat liegt auf einer Höhe von 134 Metern[1] am Fluss Tongati, der auch der Namensgeber der Stadt ist.[2] Durban liegt etwa 37 Kilometer südlich.[3] 2011 hatte Tongaat 42.554 Einwohner.[4]

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