Tongaat

Province

Tongaat is a city in the South African metropolitan municipality of eThekwini. She is known for the manufacture of sugar. Tongaat is located at an altitude of 134 meters on the river Tongati, who is also the namesake of the city. Durban is located about 37 kilometers south. 2011 Tongaat had 42 554 inhabitants.

The town was founded in 1945 to provide living quarters for the workers in the sugar industry. In Tongaat, the first Indian community was founded in South Africa. For them, there are two Hindu temples.

The average annual rainfall is 772 millimeters in Tongaat. Most precipitation falls in the summer (October to March). The lowest amount of rainfall there are 12 millimeters in June. Most precipitation falls in January (109 mm). The average high temperature in Tongaat varies from 22.2 ° C in July to 27.5 ° C in February. The coldest month is July. Here are the minimum average night at 9.5 ° C.

Einzelbnachweise

• Place in the province of KwaZulu -Natal
• EThekwini
• Place in Africa