Winterton
Winterton is a small town on the banks of the Tugela River in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1905 as Springfield when the Natal Government built a weir across the Little Tugela River.
- Type: Village with 7,220 residents
- Description: place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Also known as: “Winterton, South Africa”
Winterton
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Okhahlamba Local Municipality, Uthukela District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-28.8125° or 28° 48′ 45″ south
Longitude
29.54083° or 29° 32′ 27″ east
Population
7,220
Elevation
1,041 metres (3,415 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA WTN
Open location code
5G3F5GPR+X8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Winterton” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Winterton”
- Asturian: “Winterton”
- Dutch: “Winterton”
- Pedi: “Winterton”
- Turkish: “Winterton”
- Urdu: “ونٹرٹن، جنوبی افریقہ”
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