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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.

Tongaat
oThongathi
Aerial view of Tongaat Beach
Tongaat
Tongaat
Coordinates: 29°34′00″S 31°07′00″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
MunicipalityeThekwini
Area
  Total11.72 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total42,554
  Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African41.1%
  Coloured1.2%
  Indian/Asian56.7%
  White0.4%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
  English59.3%
  Zulu32.3%
  Xhosa3.6%
  S. Ndebele1.0%
  Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4399
PO box
4400
Area code032

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:


Notable people



Notes and references



Citations


  1. "Main Place Tongaat". Census 2011.
  2. "More name changes". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. Watson 1960, p. 76, Ch 6.
  4. Watson 1960, p. 200.
  5. Raper 1989, p. 433.
  6. Hitchcock, Lynn (26 January 2017). "Former railway station revamp proposed". News24. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  7. Chalmin 1990, p. 544.
  8. "Brake Village Sri Siva Soobramaniar Alayam – Go Boldly With Lord Muruga". Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  9. "SVET – Shree Veeraboga Emperumal Temple". Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  10. "Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh". South African History Online. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  11. Retief, Hanlie (7 February 2016). "Amla: man in the moment". CityPress. Retrieved 15 July 2019. a
  12. "Tongaat Primary- 96 years of heritage". Phoenix Sun. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  13. Oppenheimer & Bayer 2007, p. 247.

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На других языках


[de] Tongaat

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]
- [en] Tongaat



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