Scottburgh

Scottburgh
View of Scottburgh Beach
View of Scottburgh Beach
Scottburgh is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Scottburgh
Scottburgh
Scottburgh is located in South Africa
Scottburgh
Scottburgh
Scottburgh is located in Africa
Scottburgh
Scottburgh
Coordinates: 30°17′S 30°45′E / 30.283°S 30.750°E / -30.283; 30.750
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictUgu
MunicipalityuMdoni
Established1860[1]
Area
 • Total23.80 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total11,403
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African27.7%
 • Coloured3.0%
 • Indian/Asian22.0%
 • White46.8%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • English68.0%
 • Zulu16.0%
 • Afrikaans11.2%
 • Xhosa2.1%
 • Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
4180
PO box
4180
Area code039

Scottburgh (/ˈskɒtbərə/) is a coastal resort town located along the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It situated south of the mouth of the Mpambanyoni River (confuser of birds).[3]: 332 

Prior to 1 December 2023, vehicle registration plates in Scottburgh started with NX - N for Natal, X for Alexandra as the town once formed part of the Alexandra County in the 1800s along with Umzinto, Umkomaas, Park Rynie and Sezela-Pennington.[4][5] The reason why it was not registered as NA instead was because the town of Harding, 140 kilometres south-west, already bore the vehicle registration “NA”.

  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 Scottburgh". Census 2011.
  3. ^ Vic Mayhew, ed. (1980). Illustrated guide to Southern Africa. Cape Town: Reader's Digest Association South Africa in association with T.V. Bulpin. ISBN 978-0-620-04650-3.
  4. ^ https://www.natalia.org.za/Files/44/Article%20Du%20Bois%20pp%2033%20%20to%2047.pdf
  5. ^ https://natalia.org.za/Files/45/Natalia%20No%2045%20Article%20Umkomaas.pdf

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