Franklin

Franklin is a town in Greater Kokstad Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

Type: Village with 2,420 residents
Description: human settlement in South Africa
Also known as: “Franklin, KwaZulu-Natal”

Franklin

Categories: town and locality
Location: Greater Kokstad Local Municipality, Harry Gwala District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-30.31639° or 30° 18′ 59″ south

Longitude

29.4525° or 29° 27′ 9″ east

Population

2,420

Elevation

1,522 metres (4,993 feet)

Open location code

4GXFMFM2+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Franklin” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Franklin”
Asturian: “Franklin”
Dutch: “Franklin”
German: “Franklin”
Pedi: “Franklin”
Romanian: “Franklin, Kwazulu-Natal”
Romanian: “Franklin”
Zulu: “IFranklin”

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