KwaDukuza
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KwaDukuza, previously known as Stanger, is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates towns such as Stanger, Ballito and Shakaskraal), but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before then.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- KwaDukuza
- Settlement.other_name
- Stanger
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- iLembe
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- KwaDukuza
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1825 as Dukuza, 1873 as Stanger
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 102.37
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- KwaDukuza Local Municipality
- Elevation
- 111
- Capital of
- iLembe District Municipality
- Image
- Shaka Zulu Memorial.jpg
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- postal code
- 4449 (rues), 4450 (boîtes postales)
- inception
- 1825-01-01
- Commons category
- KwaDukuza
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- {{anchor|Timeline|Early history|European settlers|Modern town}}History
- Law and government
- Geography
- Suburban areas
- Climate
- Infrastructure
- Healthcare
- Schools
- Transport
- Rail
- Roads
- Tolling
- {{anchor|Notable people}}Notable residents
- See also
- References
KwaDukuza, previously known as Stanger, is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates towns such as Stanger, Ballito and Shakaskraal), but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before then.
The city has undergone minor economic construction since 2015, having built a multi-million rand regional shopping mall in 2018. KwaDukuza also has a college called North Coast Agricultural College located in Shakaskraal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “KwaDukuza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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