Paulpietersburg

Paulpietersburg
View up Hoog Street with Dumbe hill in background
Paulpietersburg  Paulpietersburg shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Coordinates: 27°25′S 30°49′E / 27.417°S 30.817°ECoordinates: 27°25′S 30°49′E / 27.417°S 30.817°E
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
District	Zululand
Municipality	eDumbe
Established	1888[1]
Government
• Councillor	BM Nxusa (NFP)
Area[2]
• Total	36.56 km^2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	1,859
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
• Black African	56.7%
• Coloured	1.0%
• Indian/Asian	1.5%
• White	37.3%
• Other	3.6%
First languages (2011)[2]
• Zulu	48.8%
• Afrikaans	23.1%
• English	11.5%
• Other	16.6%
Postal code (street)	3180
PO box	3180
Area code	034

Paulpietersburg is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established in 1888 and was then part of the Transvaal Republic. It was named after then President Paul Kruger and Voortrekker hero Piet Joubert.

Town 72 km south of Piet Retief and 151 km north-east of Dundee. It was established in 1888, proclaimed a township in 1910, and attained municipal status in 1958. Named after President Paul Kruger and General Piet Joubert, it was first called Paulpietersrust, then Paulpietersdorp, and Paulpietersburg in 1896.^[3]

References

1. "Chronological order of town establishment in South Africa based on Floyd (1960:20-26)" (PDF). pp. xlv–lii.
2. "Main Place Paulpietersburg". Census 2011.
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 360.