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Stanger / KwaDukuza
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1825
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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, but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before then.
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History
The town was founded in about 1820 by King Shaka and was named KwaDukuza () because of the capital's labyrinth of huts. After Shaka was assassinated on 22 September 1828 during a coup by two of his half-brothers, Dingane and Umthlangana (Mhlangane), the city was burnt to the ground. In 1873, European settlers built a town on the site, naming it Stanger after William Stanger, the surveyor-general of Natal. Stanger became a municipality in 1949 and is the commercial, magisterial and railway centre of an important sugar-producing district. A small museum adjoins the site of Shaka's grave, a grain pit in the city centre. The city and its vibrant inhabitants are surrounded by sugar cane fields, bush and the mahogany tree where Shaka held meetings, which still stands in front of the municipal offices. The Shaka Day festival, a colourful ceremony of 10,000 or more Zulus, is held at the KwaDukuza Recreation Grounds on 24 September every year. The festival is usually attended by dignitaries to mark the significance of the Zulu nation. In 2006, the Minister of Arts and Culture approved a name change from Stanger to KwaDukuza, which was published in the Government Gazette of South Africa on 3 March 2006. The KwaDukuza Museum houses historical items and information on Shaka, the sugar industry and local history. The town has a South Asian influence because of the influx of labourers from India in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries for sugarcane barons, such as Liege Hulett. The first few hundred Indian families left Port Natal for the cane farms on 17 November 1860. The importation of Indian labourers was stopped in 1911, when their numbers exceeded 100,000. Most Indians did not return when their work contracts expired, but exchanged their return-trip passes for money…
Geography
Located on the hilly North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaDukuza lies approximately 73 km (45 mi) north-west of Durban and 106 km (67 mi) south-west of Richards Bay. Moreover, the town is situated 8 kilometres (5 miles) inland from Blythedale Beach on the Mbozamo River. The nearest settlements to KwaDukuza other than Blythedale Beach include Darnall (12 km), Shakaskraal (16 km), Tinley Manor Beach (18 km), Zinkwazi Beach (21 km) and Ballito (30 km). Source: * Dawnside * Gledhow * Glen Hills * High Ridge * Larkfield * Northlands * Shakville * Stanger Ext 2 * Stanger Ext 3 * Stanger Ext 5 * Stanger Ext 6 * Stanger Ext 7 * Stanger Ext 8 * Stanger Ext 9 * Stanger Ext 10 * Stanger Ext 12 * Stanger Ext 14 * Stanger Ext 15 * Stanger Ext 17 * Stanger Ext 18 * Stanger Ext 19 * Stanger Ext 21 * Stanger Ext 22 * Stanger Ext 24 * Stanger Ext 25 * Stanger Ext 26 * Stanger Ext 27 * Stanger Ext 29 * Stanger Ext 31 * Stanger Ext 32 * Stanger Ext 33 * Stanger Ext 34 * Stanger Ext 35 * Townview * Warrenton The Köppen–Geiger climate classification system classifies the KwaDuzuka climate as humid subtropical (Cfa), with more rain in the summer. The highest record temperature was on February 3, 2008, and the lowest record temperature was on June 12, 2013.
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