Nottingham Road

Nottingham Road
Nottingham Road
 Nottingham Road shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Nottingham Road
Nottingham Road (South Africa)
Nottingham Road
Nottingham Road (Africa)
Coordinates: 29°21′0″S 30°0′0″E / 29.35000°S 30.00000°E / -29.35000; 30.00000Coordinates: 29°21′0″S 30°0′0″E / 29.35000°S 30.00000°E / -29.35000; 30.00000
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMgungundlovu
Municipality uMngeni
Area[1]
  Total 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 1,277
  Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 68.2%
  Coloured 0.8%
  Indian/Asian 3.7%
  White 26.9%
  Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Zulu 56.9%
  English 34.8%
  Afrikaans 4.1%
  Sotho 1.6%
  Other 2.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 3280
PO box 3280
Area code 033

Nottingham Road is a town 19 km south of Mooi River and 59 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg. Founded in 1905 and named after the Nottingham Regiment which was stationed there when trouble was expected from the Basotho in the 19th century. A popular trout-fishing area.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Nottingham Road". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 341.
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