New Hanover, KwaZulu-Natal
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New Hanover | |
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Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uMgungundlovu |
Municipality | uMshwathi |
Established | {{#property:P571}} |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,175 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
PO box | 3230 |
Area code | 033 |
New Hanover is a small town in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Town near the Noodsberg, 35 km north-east of Pietermaritzburg and 37 km south of Greytown. It was founded in 1850 and has been administered by a health committee since 1933. It was named after city of Hanover in Germany by the German settlers.[2]
Today this area's principal economy is the sugarcane industry, while the farming of fruits, grains and timber also feature prominently.
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