Marburg, KwaZulu-Natal

Marburg
Marburg
Marburg
Marburg

 Marburg shown within KwaZulu-Natal

Coordinates: 30°43′S 30°23′E / 30.717°S 30.383°E / -30.717; 30.383Coordinates: 30°43′S 30°23′E / 30.717°S 30.383°E / -30.717; 30.383
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Municipality Hibiscus Coast
Established 1882
Area[1]
 • Total 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,355
 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 9.1%
 • Coloured 3.4%
 • Indian/Asian 87.0%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 88.3%
 • Zulu 6.1%
 • Xhosa 2.0%
 • Afrikaans 1.9%
 • Other 1.7%
PO box 4252

Marburg is a town in Ugu District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Settlement near Port Shepstone, established in 1882 by Norwegian immigrants. Probably named after Marburg, a city 74 km north of Frankfurt in Germany.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Marburg". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 298.
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