Greytown

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Greytown is a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, historically notable as the birthplace of Boer general and first South African Prime Minister Louis Botha.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
birthplaceOf Louis Botha
climate temperate
country South Africa
demographics mixed South African population groups
economyType agricultural
foundingDate 19th century
governingBody local municipality in uMzinyathi District
hasCoordinateLocation approximate
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasHealthcareFacilityType hospital
hasIndustry crop farming
dairy farming
timber
hasLanguage Afrikaans
English
Zulu
hasNearbyGeographicFeature KwaZulu-Natal interior hills
hasNotableEvent Anglo-Zulu War era activities
Second Boer War era activities
hasNotablePerson Louis Botha
hasPostalService post office in Greytown
hasReligiousBuilding Christian churches
hasTransportFacilityType bus services
road network
historicalSignificance associated with early South African political history
birthplace of first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
locatedIn KwaZulu-Natal
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory uMzinyathi District Municipality
locatedInRegion KwaZulu-Natal
surface form: Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal
locatedInTimeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
locatedOnContinent Africa
namedAfter Sir George Grey
partOf KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa
roadConnection regional roads in KwaZulu-Natal
UTCOffset +2

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Natal Colony contains Greytown
Louis Botha placeOfBirth Greytown