Ottawa, KwaZulu-Natal

Ottawa
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Coordinates: 29°40′S31°02′E / 29.667°S 31.033°E / -29.667; 31.033
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
Main Place	Verulam
Area [1]
• Total	2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	4,706
• Density	1,970/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	17.4%
•  Coloured	1.8%
•  Indian/Asian	79.2%
•  White	0.4%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  English	82.3%
•  Zulu	12.1%
•  Afrikaans	1.4%
•  Southern Ndebele	1.1%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	4339
PO box	4345

Ottawa is a suburb of Verulam situated in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa, approximately 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) north of Durban.

History

Ottawa was originally a sugarcane estate, founded in 1861 by Anthony Wilkinson. ^[2] On the site was a cane spirits distillery and sugar mill on the oHlanga River, which runs through the area. ^[2]

The name Ottawa, from the Canadian capital city, was chosen as a homage to Wilkinson's wife, who was Canadian. ^[2]

Geography

Ottawa is situated on the northern banks of the oHlanga River and sits as the southernmost suburb of Verulam, approximately 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south of the CBD. It is bounded by Phoenix to the south, Cornubia to the east, Southridge to the north, Mzomuhle to the west and Mountview to the north-west.

Transport

Roads

Ottawa is traversed by the R102 which connects oThongathi to the north with Mount Edgecombe to the south. Alternatively, Old Main Road is another main road in Ottawa connecting the M27 Jabu Ngcobo Drive (to Verulam CBD and eMdloti) to the north with Phoenix and Mount Edgecombe to the south.

References

1. "Sub Place Ottawa". Census 2011.
2. Osborne, Robert F. (1964). Valiant Harvest - The founding of the South African Sugar Industry 1848-1926. Durban: South African Sugar Association. pp. 227–228.