Clydesdale, KwaZulu-Natal

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Clydesdale
Coordinates: 30°17′56″S29°56′24″E / 30.299°S 29.940°E / -30.299; 29.940 Coordinates: 30°17′56″S29°56′24″E / 30.299°S 29.940°E / -30.299; 29.940
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Harry Gwala
Municipality Umzimkhulu
Area
[1]
  Total5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total6,127
  Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 98.5%
   Coloured 1.2%
  Other0.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Zulu 51.1%
   Xhosa 44.1%
   English 1.5%
  Other3.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
n/a

Clydesdale is a town in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Harry Gwala District Municipality District municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Harry Gwala is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Harry Gwala is Ixopo. The majority of its 298 392 people speak IsiZulu. The district code is DC43. In November 2015, Sisonke District's name was changed to Harry Gwala District, in honor of African National Congress leader Harry Gwala.

KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu and Natal Province were merged. It is located in the southeast of the country, enjoying a long shoreline beside the Indian Ocean and sharing borders with three other provinces and the countries of Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. Its capital is Pietermaritzburg and its largest city is Durban. It is the 2nd most populous province in South Africa, with slightly fewer residents than Gauteng.

South Africa Republic in the southernmost part of Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland); and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho. South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 25th-largest country in the world by land area and, with over 57 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere. About 80 percent of South Africans are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages, nine of which have official status. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White), Asian (Indian), and multiracial (Coloured) ancestry.

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Budweiser Clydesdales

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The 1874–75 Scottish Cup was the second season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won for the second time by Queen's Park who defeated Dunbartonshire club Renton 3–0 in the final.

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The 2011 English cricket season was the 112th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2011 County Championship won by Lancashire, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 won by Surrey and the 2011 Friends Life t20 won by Leicestershire.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Clydesdale". Census 2011.