Tugela Ferry is a town on the northern bank of the Tugela River, in central KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. During the apartheid era it formed part of the KwaZulu homeland, and at present it is included in the Umzinyathi District Municipality. The town's name commemorates the ferry which once operated here before a steel bridge was constructed.[2]

Tugela Ferry
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Coordinates: 28°44′S 30°26′E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Umzinyathi
Municipality	Msinga
Area [1]
• Total	4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation	777 m (2,549 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,093
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	97.2%
• Coloured	0.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	1.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	95.4%
• English	1.9%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	3010
Area code	033

The town's hospital (Church of Scotland Hospital) is renowned for having discovered the first XDR-TB outbreak in 2005.

Notable people

• Simmy - South African Music singer-songwriter.

Notes

Nedy one of the locals

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