Nongoma
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Nongoma is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, historically significant as a center of Zulu royalty and traditional leadership.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nongoma canonical | 4 |
| Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionLevel | local municipality seat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Zulu Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zulu monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Populated places in Zululand District Municipality
ⓘ
Towns in KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ Zulu history ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| demographics |
predominantly Black African population
ⓘ
predominantly Zulu-speaking population ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nongoma Local Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingProvince | KwaZulu-Natal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important site for Zulu cultural practices
ⓘ
location of royal Zulu palaces ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
seat of several Zulu kings
ⓘ
traditional capital for Zulu monarchy ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSites |
Christian churches
ⓘ
traditional Zulu sacred sites ⓘ |
| hasRole |
center of Zulu royalty
ⓘ
center of traditional Zulu leadership ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAuthority | Zulu traditional leaders ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century Zulu Kingdom history ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
Zululand District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Zululand region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ulundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vryheid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Zulu kingship
ⓘ
traditional royal ceremonies ⓘ |
| partOf | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCountry | ZA ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
livestock farming
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalOf | none ⓘ |
| regionType | rural town ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
linked by road to Ulundi
ⓘ
linked by road to Vryheid ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Africa Time
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Standard Time
|
| transport | regional road network ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal