Nongoma

Nongoma
Street in Nongoma
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Coordinates: 27°53′S 31°38′E / 27.883°S 31.633°E / -27.883; 31.633
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Zululand
Municipality	Nongoma
Area [1]
• Total	8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation	802 m (2,631 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,629
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	97.0%
• Coloured	0.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.7%
• White	0.9%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Zulu	92.7%
• English	2.3%
• S. Ndebele	1.2%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	3950
Area code	035

Nongoma is a town in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the seat of the Nongoma Local Municipality. It is situated 300 km north of Durban and 56 km from Ulundi; it is surrounded by the Ngome Forest. It is a busy market town that serves a large surrounding area. It is assigned registration plate NND (Natal NDwandwe).

This small town is also the home of King Bhekuzulu College, one of the popular boarding schools in the province. There are also TVET College, Mthashana TVET College Nongoma and KwaGqikazi Campuses.