Kingsburgh, KwaZulu-Natal
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Kingsburgh | |
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Coordinates: 30°05′S 30°52′E / 30.083°S 30.867°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
Municipality | eThekwini |
Area | |
• Total | 11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 16,368 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 22.7% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 4.6% |
• White | 70.4% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 53.4% |
• Afrikaans | 28.1% |
• Zulu | 15.2% |
• Other | 3.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 4126 |
Kingsburgh is a resort town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 32 km south-west of Durban. The town is considered to be part of the KwaZulu-Natal South Coastt.
Originally known as Southern Umlazi, it comprises the holiday resorts Doonside, Illovo Beach, Karridene, St Winifred's Beach, Warner Beach and Winklespruit. It became a township in October 1942 and reached borough status in August 1952. Probably named after Richard Philip (Dick) King (1811-1871) who rode along here from Durban to Grahamstown on horseback to secure assistance for beleaguered British troops in 1842.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Kingsburgh". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 248. Retrieved 28 August 2013.