Ashburton | |
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Coordinates: 29°39′58″S 30°27′14″E / 29.666°S 30.454°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | uMgungundlovu |
Municipality | Msunduzi |
Area | |
• Total | 8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,220 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 51.8% |
• Coloured | 2.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 6.3% |
• White | 39.0% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Zulu | 41.4% |
• English | 40.0% |
• Afrikaans | 14.0% |
• Xhosa | 2.5% |
• Other | 2.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 3201 |
PO box | 3213 |
Ashburton is a town in Msunduzi Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is situated next to the N3 about 12 km east of Pietermaritzburg.