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Empangeni is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is approximately 157 kilometres north of Durban, in hilly countryside, overlooking a flat coastal plain and the major harbour town of Richards Bay 16 kilometres away. The N2 freeway runs east from Empangeni intersecting John Ross Highway (R34) which connects Empangeni and Richards Bay.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Empangeni
Settlement.image_skyline
Empangeni.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Street in Empangeni
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South Africa KwaZulu-Natal#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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South Africa
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
KwaZulu-Natal
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District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
King Cetshwayo
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Municipality
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uMhlathuze
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Main Place
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Established
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Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
154.47
Settlement.population_total
110340
Settlement.population_as_of
2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Elevation
103
Image
Empangeni.jpg
Dialing code
035
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P12749
Lee Morin
inception
1851-01-01
postal code
3880
Commons category
Empangeni
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Humble beginnings
  • The reign of the Hammerman
  • The Riots of 2021
  • Education
  • High schools
  • Primary schools
  • Religion
  • Sports
  • Notable people
  • Local media
  • Ngwelezane township
  • References
  • External links

Empangeni is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is approximately 157 kilometres north of Durban, in hilly countryside, overlooking a flat coastal plain and the major harbour town of Richards Bay 16 kilometres away. The N2 freeway runs east from Empangeni intersecting John Ross Highway (R34) which connects Empangeni and Richards Bay.

The climate is sub-tropical with an average temperature of 28.4 °C in summer and 14.5 °C in Winter. The town is said, by local residents, to not have a real winter, as temperatures are seldom very low.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Empangeni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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