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Utrecht | |
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![]() Town Hall in Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal. | |
Coordinates: 27°39′36″S 30°19′48″E / 27.66000°S 30.33000°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Amajuba |
Municipality | eMadlangeni |
Established | 1853[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 57.76 km2 (22.30 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 5,290 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2022) | |
• Black African | 41.3% |
• Coloured | 6.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 50.5% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2022) | |
• Zulu | 36.1% |
• Afrikaans | 54.2% |
• English | 15.2% |
• Other | 4.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2980 |
PO box | 2980 |
Area code | 034 |
Website | http://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.