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Louwsburg
Place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louwsburg is a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsburg was a small village named after a farmer, Louw, who donated his farm Toggevonden for establishing of the town in 1925.
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Louwsburg
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Coordinates: 27°35′S 31°17′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Zululand |
Municipality | Abaqulusi |
• Councillor | (ANC) |
Area | |
• Total | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,061 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 96.8% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 2.2% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 94.4% |
• Afrikaans | 2.1% |
• English | 1.5% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.1% |
• Other | 0.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 3150 |
Area code | 034 |
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Cattle, Vegetable and maize farming are the primary economic activities. The town was proclaimed Louwsburg in 1920 and named after Dawid Louw, a pioneer in the area.[2] The town's Zulu name, Ngotshe, means "cave", though its location is hidden by old towns People. The town is set in a broader region designated as eNgotshe. The town's main tourist attraction is the adjacent Itala Game Reserve.
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