Kranskop
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 Kranskop
Kranskop shown within KwaZulu-Natal |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Umzinyathi |
| Municipality | Umvoti |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,514 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 86.4% |
| • Coloured | 3.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.5% |
| • White | 2.3% |
| • Other | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Zulu | 80.6% |
| • English | 9.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.5% |
| • Other | 7.9% |
| PO box | 3268 |
| Area code | 033 |
Kranskop is a small town that is situated on the edge of the Tugela River valley in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1894 as Hopetown but the following confusion with another town of the same name in the Great Karoo, Northern Cape, the name was changed. Kranskop was chosen and is named after two cliff faces that rise 1,175 metres above the Tugela Valley near the town. The name is an Afrikaans word meaning "cliff head."
The Kranskop rock formation has major significance in local Zulu legend and folklore, for whom it is called "Ntunjambili". The Zulu have ancient stories about a forbidden cave and a hill opening that provides protection from cannibals, but then it closes on those who have entered.[2]
Education
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Zulu Kingdom Tourism
- ↑ "Fact Sheet." Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg. Retrieved on November 6, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of UMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal
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