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Nottingham Road | |
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  Nottingham Road  Nottingham Road | |
| Coordinates: 29°21′0″S 30°0′0″E / 29.35000°S 30.00000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | uMgungundlovu |
| Municipality | uMngeni |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,277 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 68.2% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.7% |
| • White | 26.9% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 56.9% |
| • English | 34.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.1% |
| • Sotho | 1.6% |
| • Other | 2.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 3280 |
| PO box | 3280 |
| Area code | 033 |
Nottingham Road is a town 19 km south of Mooi River and 59 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg on the R103 road in South Africa. Founded in 1905 and named after the Nottingham Regiment which was stationed there when trouble was expected from the Basotho in the 19th century. A popular trout-fishing area.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Nottingham Road". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 341.