Thornville, KwaZulu-Natal

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Thornville
Coordinates: 29°40′59″S30°28′59″E / 29.683°S 30.483°E / -29.683; 30.483 Coordinates: 29°40′59″S30°28′59″E / 29.683°S 30.483°E / -29.683; 30.483
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uMgungundlovu
Municipality Richmond
Area
[1]
  Total3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total494
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 85.0%
   Coloured 1.6%
   Indian/Asian 1.8%
   White 10.3%
  Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Zulu 55.3%
   Xhosa 19.8%
   English 14.2%
   Afrikaans 3.0%
  Other7.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
3760

Thornville is a town in Richmond Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Richmond Local Municipality Local municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Richmond Local Municipality is an administrative area in the UMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

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.

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References

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