Utrecht, South Africa

Utrecht
Town Hall in Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal.
Town Hall in Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal.
Utrecht is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Utrecht
Utrecht
Utrecht is located in South Africa
Utrecht
Utrecht
Coordinates: 27°39′36″S 30°19′48″E / 27.66000°S 30.33000°E / -27.66000; 30.33000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictAmajuba
MunicipalityeMadlangeni
Established1853[1]
Area
 • Total57.76 km2 (22.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total5,290
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2022)
 • Black African41.3%
 • Coloured6.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White50.5%
 • Other1.1%
First languages (2022)
 • Zulu36.1%
 • Afrikaans54.2%
 • English15.2%
 • Other4.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2980
PO box
2980
Area code034
Websitehttp://www.utrecht.co.za

Utrecht is a town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains, in the northwestern corner of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Newcastle, Kwazulu-Natal's third-largest urban centre, is 50 km from Utrecht. Utrecht has a population of approximately 32,000 (including surrounding areas).

The town is named after Utrecht, a Dutch city with the same name, as a result from Dutch settlers in the region.

Coal mining and cattle ranching are the predominant economic activities in Utrecht.

  1. ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
  2. ^ a b c d "Main Place Utrecht". Census 2011.

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