Bergville

Bergville is a small town situated in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was established as Bergville Mountain Village in 1897 and is now the commercial centre for a 2,500 km2 dairy and cattle ranching area. A blockhouse was built by the British soldiers in the town during the Second Boer War

Bergville
Bergville is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Bergville
Bergville
Bergville is located in South Africa
Bergville
Bergville
Coordinates: 28°44′S 29°22′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictuThukela
MunicipalityOkhahlamba
Area
[1]
 • Total2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,890
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African60.4%s1_info2 = 1.3%
 • Indian/Asian14.6%
 • White20.0%
 • Other3.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Zulu82.2%
 • English12.1%
 • Afrikaans1.3%
 • Sign language2.3%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
3350
PO box
3350
Area code036

Bergville is equidistant from Johannesburg and Durban and is also known as the gateway to the Northern Drakensberg holiday resorts. It lies on Route R74, which is a more scenic alternative to the N3 Toll Road. This route takes one via the Oliviershoek Pass, traditionally used to access the Drakensberg, from Johannesburg. Bergville is most easily reached from Durban by turning off the N3 after Estcourt, joining the R74 through Winterton towards the mountain.

Bergville is composed mostly of three land areas: the town markert and it's near villages; Amangwane, Amazizi, Acton Homes, Thintwa Village, Rookdale, Bethany, Geluksburg, Woodford and the CBD. Amazizi includes Emazizini and Obonjaneni. Whiles Amangwane are the biggest areas with names such as Emaswazini, Ngoba, Dukuza, Zwelisha, Emoyeni, Emakhosaneni, Ndunwane, Stulwane, Khokhwane, and Magagangangozi. Sanele Mthembu, a well known Programmer also comes from there.

Other towns in the immediate region include

Services
  • Emmaus Hospital[2]

Projects in the Bergville Area
  • World Vision[3]
  • Disability Information Project[4]
  • Bergville Community Builders[5][6][7]
  • Bergville Community Builders Career Day at Ukhahlamba 2008
    Bergville Community Builders Career Day at Ukhahlamba 2008
  • SAIEE and Wits students ran workshops for Bergville science teachers 2008
    SAIEE and Wits students ran workshops for Bergville science teachers 2008
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Notable people
  • Sjava (Jabulani Hadebe), singer, born 1983
  • Big Zulu (Siyabonga Nene), rapper, born 1987

References
  1. "Sub Place Bergville". Census 2011.
  2. "History of Emmaus Provincial Hospital".
  3. "Community Profile".
  4. "Report of the Disability Information Project (DIP) in the Emtshezi/Okhahlamba district | Health Systems Trust". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  5. "Giving back to the community | News | M&G". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. "Bergville Community Builders Support Project | School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. "Spescom Company News | Spescom CIO Viv Crone wins SAIEE Engineer of the Year award".
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