Ulundi
Ulundi oLundi | |
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28°19′S 31°25′E / 28.317°S 31.417°E / -28.317; 31.417 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Zululand |
Municipality | Ulundi |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 30,828 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) [1] | |
• Black African | 98.9% |
• Coloured | 0.3% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.2% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) [1] | |
• Zulu | 93.4% |
• English | 2.6% |
• S. Ndebele | 1.1% |
• Other | 2.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 3838 |
Area code | 035 |
Ulundi, also known as Mahlabathini, is a town in the Zululand District Municipality. At one time the capital of the Zulu Kingdom[2] in South Africa and later the capital of the Bantustan of KwaZulu, Ulundi now lies in KwaZulu-Natal Province (of which, from 1994 to 2004, it alternated with Pietermaritzburg as the provincial capital). The town now includes Ulundi Airport, a three-star hotel, and some museums amongst its sights. In the 2024 Census, the population of the town was recorded as 30,828.[3]
History
When Cetshwayo became king of the Zulus on 1 September 1873, he created, as was customary, a new capital for the nation, naming it "Ulundi" ("The high place"). On 4 July 1879, in the Battle of Ulundi (the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War), the British Army captured the royal kraal and razed it to the ground.
Nearby is Ondini, where King Mpande, Cetshwayo's father, had his kraal. A large Zulu hut now is on the site.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cfa).[4] It is rainier in the warmer months.
Climate data for Ulundi | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.6 (78.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.8 (67.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 14.0 (57.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 123 (4.8) | 109 (4.3) | 90 (3.5) | 49 (1.9) | 28 (1.1) | 18 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) | 30 (1.2) | 56 (2.2) | 98 (3.9) | 110 (4.3) | 115 (4.5) | 844 (33.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 535m)[4] |
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Ulundi". Census 2011.
- ^ Lyde, Lionel William (1907). "South Africa". A Geography of Africa. Adam and Charles Black. p. 97.
- ^ "Main Place 'Ulundi Part 1'". Census 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Climate: Ulundi – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
External links
- Battles around Ulundi
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ulundi" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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