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The KwaZulu-Natal midlands is an inland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that starts from
Many parts of the Midlands Meander resemble the Northern European countryside as there are lush green pastures for cattle to graze on, in order to produce milk and cheese and many species of European trees and bushes planted by the English and Dutch settlers.
Official tourism siteMidlands Meander official site
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The KwaZulu-Natal midlands is an inland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that starts from Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
and ends before the Drakensberg mountain range.
Area
There are several small towns located in the midlands, including:Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg (; Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu ...
, Richmond, Ixopo
Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River along the R56 highway in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Background
Ixopo was formerly known as Stuartstown, was laid out in 1878 and named after M Stuart, Resident Mag ...
, Kokstad
Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Kokstad is named after the Griqua chief Adam Kok III who settled here in 1863. Kokstad is the capital town of the East Griqualand region, as it ...
, Howick, Merrivale, Hilton, Lions River
Lions River is a town in uMngeni Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coast ...
, Dargle, Lidgetton
Lidgetton is a town in uMngeni Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the sout ...
, Balgowan, Nottingham Road
Nottingham Road is a town 19 km south of Mooi River and 59 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg on the R103 road in South Africa. Founded in 1905 and named after the Nottingham Regiment which was stationed there when trouble was expecte ...
, Rosetta
Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The R ...
and Mooi River.
The Midlands Meander is several tourism routes that include accommodation, art and crafts, leisure, activities and restaurant stops.
Some of South Africa's top private schools are located in the Midlands, including: Cowan House
Hilton is a small town that lies near the city of Pietemaritzburg in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 1872 the Reverend William Orde Newnham opened Hilton College on a large estate 7.8km north of thtown which is now one of South A ...
, Clifton Preparatory School, Treverton Preparatory School and College
Treverton Preparatory School and College, situated in Mooi River (Umgungundlovu District Municipality), South Africa, cater for boys and girls of all faiths from Grades 0 to 12 and Post-Matric.As a member of the Independent Schools Associatio ...
, Hilton College, Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
History
''St. Michael's Diocesan College'' was founded in Pietermaritzburg in 1896 ...
and St. Anne's Diocesan College.
The region is also becoming known as a wine-producing region.
Geography
Many parts of the Midlands Meander resemble the Northern European countryside as there are lush green pastures for cattle to graze on, in order to produce milk and cheese and many species of European trees and bushes planted by the English and Dutch settlers.
Climate
The KwaZulu-Natal midlands can be hot and wet in summer, with average temperatures up to 30 °C, while winters are cool and dry, sometimes with snow andfrost
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above- freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a ga ...
, with average temperatures of 6 °C.
See also
* Marutswa Forest, a location within the MidlandsExternal links
Official tourism site
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