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New Germany | |
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  New Germany  New Germany | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′S 30°53′E / 29.800°S 30.883°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Municipality | eThekwini |
| Main Place | Pinetown |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 12,592 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2001) | |
| • Black African | 37.9% |
| • Coloured | 2.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.4% |
| • White | 54.2% |
| First languages (2001) | |
| • English | 56.8% |
| • Zulu | 32.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3610 |
| PO box | 3620 |
New Germany is an industrial town situated just inland from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It has been incorporated firstly into Pinetown and now into eThekwini. Originally Neu-Deutschland and subsequently translated, the name refers to settlement of the area by German immigrants in 1848.[2] They came over to farm cotton, but when that crop proved unsuccessful, the settlers turned to growing vegetables and flowers. The town became a municipality in 1960.
Prior to 1 December 2023, vehicle registration plates in New Germany started with NU - N for Natal, U for Upper Highway; although New Germany does not geographically form part of the Upper Highway Area which extends between Kloof and Botha’s Hill.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place New Germany". Census 2001.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 333.