Louwsburg
Louwsburg
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| Coordinates: 27°35′S 31°17′E / 27.583°S 31.283°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Zululand |
| Municipality | Abaqulusi |
| • Councillor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,061 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 2.2% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 94.4% |
| • Afrikaans | 2.1% |
| • English | 1.5% |
| • S. Ndebele | 1.1% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 3150 |
| Area code | 034 |
Louwsburg is a small town in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Louwsburg was a small village named after a farmer, Louw, who donated his farm Toggevonden for establishing of the town in 1925.
Cattle, Vegetable and maize farming are the primary economic activities. The town was proclaimed Louwsburg in 1920 and named after Dawid Louw, a pioneer in the area. The town's Zulu name, Ngotshe, means "cave", though its location is hidden by old towns People. The town is set in a broader region designated as eNgotshe. The town's main tourist attraction is the adjacent Itala Game Reserve.