Tugela Ferry

Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

28°44′S 30°26′E / 28.733°S 30.433°E / -28.733; 30.433CountrySouth AfricaProvinceKwaZulu-NatalDistrictUmzinyathiMunicipalityMsingaArea

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• Total4.11 km² (1.59 sq mi)Elevation

777 m (2,549 ft)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total2,093 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African97.2% • Coloured0.7% • Indian/Asian0.2% • White1.9%First languages (2011)

^[1]

• Zulu95.4% • English1.9% • Other2.7%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box

3010

Area code033

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]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Tugela Ferry". Census 2011.
^ Raper, P.E. (2004). South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball, Jhb & Cape Town. p. 377. ISBN 1-86842-190-2.