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Camperdown is in KwaZulu-Natal
Camperdown
Camperdown
 Camperdown se ligging in KwaZulu-Natal
Koördinate: 29°44′S 30°32′O / 29.733°S 30.533°O / -29.733; 30.533
LandVlag van Suid-Afrika Suid-Afrika
ProvinsieKwaZulu-Natal
DistrikUMgungundlovu
MunisipaliteitMkhambathini
Stigting1865
Oppervlak
 • Totaal6,20 km2 (2,39 vk. myl)
Bevolking
 (2011)[1]
 • Totaal2 101
 • Digtheid339/km2 (880/vk. myl)
Rasverdeling (2011)
 • Wit mense26.4%
 • Indiërs/Asiërs19.1%
 • Bruin mense2.6%
 • Swart mense51.4%
 • Ander0.6%
Taal (2011)
 • Engels 45.5%
 • Zoeloe 38.9%
 • Afrikaans 6.2%
 • Suid-Sotho 3.5%
 • Ander 5.9%
Poskode (strate)
3720
Skakelkode031

Camperdown is 'n dorp in KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika. Die dorp is 50 km wes van Durban en 23 km oos van Pietermaritzburg.

Geskiedenis

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Die dorp is op die plaas met dieselfde naam gestig in 1865. Hierdie naam gedenk die vlootoorwinning wat admiraal Adam Duncan in 1797 oor die Nederlandse vloot onder bevel van admiraal Jan Willem de Winter behaal het. In die vroeë 1840's het Johan Vanderplank met sy eie skip, die Louisa, in Durban aangekom het. Die skip was vernoem na sy verloofde wat geweier het om Engeland vir 'n getroude lewe in Tasmanië te verlaat. Hy het swartwattelsaad geplant vir 'n windheining maar die plante het so goed geaard dat hulle bome in plaas van struike geword het. Nadat daar ontdek is dat die bas looisuur bevat wat gebruik word in die looinywerheid het die wattelnywerheid gegroei. Daar is ook later vasgestel dat wattelhout heel bruikbaar is vir pulp om papier mee te vervaardig.

Sien ook

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Bronne

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  • Erasmus, B.P.J. (1995). Op Pad in Suid-Afrika. Jonathan Ball Uitgewers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.
  • Rosenthal, Eric (1967). Ensiklopedie van Suidelike Afrika.

Verwysings

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 "Hoofplek Camperdown". Sensus 2011.
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