Tongaat


Tongaat is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about north of Durban and south of Stanger. It now forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, or Greater Durban area. Its population is mostly people of Indian descent. The area is home to the oldest Indian community in South Africa, having been where the first indentured Indian laborers settled in 1860 to work in the sugar-cane plantations. Much of the architectural style in the town was the work of Ivan Mitford-Barberton, and many buildings are in the Cape Dutch style of architecture.

History

Tongaat was established in 1945 and its name was taken from the name of the river which passes by the town:The name of the river, derived from Zulu, is said to mean In 2017 plans were made for the restoration of the historic railway station building.

Commerce

The town is home to the headquarters of Tongaat Hulett Sugar. Maidstone Sugar Mill, one of the country's first mills, completed in 1850 is nearby.

Sibudu Cave

Sibudu Cave, a cave shelter on the Tongaat River is an important Middle Stone Age site occupied, with some gaps, from 77,000 years ago to 38,000 years ago.m

Schools

Mosques

Evangelical Lutheran church opened in 10 September 2018

Temples

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