Louwsburg

Louwsburg
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Louwsburg is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Louwsburg
Louwsburg
Louwsburg is located in South Africa
Louwsburg
Louwsburg
Coordinates: 27°35′S 31°17′E / 27.583°S 31.283°E / -27.583; 31.283
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictZululand
MunicipalityAbaqulusi
 • Councillor(ANC)
Area
 • Total8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Elevation
1,290 m (4,230 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,061
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African96.8%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White2.2%
 • Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
 • Zulu94.4%
 • Afrikaans2.1%
 • English1.5%
 • S. Ndebele1.1%
 • Other0.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3150
Area code034

Louwsburg is a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsburg was a small village named after a farmer, Louw, who donated his farm Toggevonden for establishing of the town in 1925.

Louwsburg Mountain Overview
Ithala Giraffes
Ithala Hills
Louwsburg landscape

Cattle, Vegetable and maize farming are the primary economic activities. The town was proclaimed Louwsburg in 1920 and named after Dawid Louw, a pioneer in the area.[2] The town's Zulu name, Ngotshe, means "cave", though its location is hidden by old towns People. The town is set in a broader region designated as eNgotshe. The town's main tourist attraction is the adjacent Itala Game Reserve.

Louwsburg landscapes
  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Louwsburg". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, P. E. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names". Onomastic Research Centre, HSRC. Retrieved 21 November 2013.