Bergville

Bergville
Bergville is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Bergville
Bergville
Bergville is located in South Africa
Bergville
Bergville
Coordinates: 28°44′S 29°22′E / 28.733°S 29.367°E / -28.733; 29.367
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuThukela
MunicipalityOkhahlamba
Area
 • Total2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,890
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African60.4%s1_info2 = 1.3%
 • Indian/Asian14.6%
 • White20.0%
 • Other3.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu82.2%
 • English12.1%
 • Afrikaans1.3%
 • Sign language2.3%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3350
PO box
3350
Area code036

Bergville is a small town situated in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established as Bergville Mountain Village in 1897 and is now the commercial centre for a 2,500 km2 dairy and cattle ranching area. A blockhouse was built by the British soldiers in the town during the Second Boer War

Bergville is equidistant from Johannesburg and Durban and is also known as the gateway to the Northern Drakensberg holiday resorts. It lies on Route R74, which is a more scenic alternative to the N3 Toll Road. This route takes one via the Oliviershoek Pass, traditionally used to access the Drakensberg, from Johannesburg. Bergville is most easily reached from Durban by turning off the N3 after Estcourt, joining the R74 through Winterton towards the mountain.

Bergville is composed mostly of three land areas: the town markert and it's near villages; Amangwane, Amazizi, Acton Homes, Thintwa Village, Rookdale, Bethany, Geluksburg, Woodford and the CBD. Amazizi includes Emazizini and Obonjaneni. Whiles Amangwane are the biggest areas with names such as Emaswazini, Ngoba, Dukuza, Zwelisha, Emoyeni, Emakhosaneni, Ndunwane, Stulwane, Khokhwane, and Magagangangozi. Sanele Mthembu, a well known Programmer also comes from there.

Other towns in the immediate region include

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Bergville". Census 2011.